Comments on: Maxjet declares bankruptcy and cancels all flights http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: Reader mail: Why are there no Y-UP fares to Europe or Asia? | Upgrade: Travel Better http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-28640 Reader mail: Why are there no Y-UP fares to Europe or Asia? | Upgrade: Travel Better Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:56:07 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-28640 [...] international premium class travel, be sure to also consider the startup airlines like Maxjet, Silverjet, Eos Airlines, MiMa, and L’Avion (update: L’Avion is now renamed OpenSkies). [...] [...] international premium class travel, be sure to also consider the startup airlines like Maxjet, Silverjet, Eos Airlines, MiMa, and L’Avion (update: L’Avion is now renamed OpenSkies). [...]

]]> By: Another all-business airline shuts down: R.I.P. Eos » Upgrade: Travel Better http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-21630 Another all-business airline shuts down: R.I.P. Eos » Upgrade: Travel Better Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:43:05 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-21630 [...] down abruptly today. Their homepage contains the now all-too-familiar declaration, as seen in the Maxjet and Skybus shutdowns, that future flights are [...] [...] down abruptly today. Their homepage contains the now all-too-familiar declaration, as seen in the Maxjet and Skybus shutdowns, that future flights are [...]

]]> By: mitch http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18883 mitch Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:58:04 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18883 I was sitting in the luton silverjet lounge chatting with another former maxjet passenger and was told that one of the issues for maxjet was that newly ordered aircraft had not been delivered on time, therefore with the old equipment breaking down and maxjet paying extra to put passengers on eos, they were bound to bleed cash I was sitting in the luton silverjet lounge chatting with another former maxjet passenger and was told that one of the issues for maxjet was that newly ordered aircraft had not been delivered on time, therefore with the old equipment breaking down and maxjet paying extra to put passengers on eos, they were bound to bleed cash

]]> By: Don Reese http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18818 Don Reese Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:31:53 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18818 I had a feeling Maxjet would fail. I think this will be a 2008 trend with the high jet fuel prices. <a href="//www.travel-ascending.com" title="Travel-Ascending" rel="nofollow"> I had a feeling Maxjet would fail. I think this will be a 2008 trend with the high jet fuel prices.

]]> By: J http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18813 J Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:04:58 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18813 The good news is something will inevitably fill its place. The free market suffers no void gladly. My guess is it will be more on the lines of L'Avion and Silverjet, which is to say swankier than MaxJet and more affordable than Eos. MJ's Achilles heel was that they couldn't lock onto a target demographic solid enough. As Mark said, the planes didn't have in-seat chargers for laptops, alienating business travelers, and people simply going on vacation aren't savvy enough to know about MaxJet. The good news is something will inevitably fill its place. The free market suffers no void gladly. My guess is it will be more on the lines of L’Avion and Silverjet, which is to say swankier than MaxJet and more affordable than Eos. MJ’s Achilles heel was that they couldn’t lock onto a target demographic solid enough. As Mark said, the planes didn’t have in-seat chargers for laptops, alienating business travelers, and people simply going on vacation aren’t savvy enough to know about MaxJet.

]]> By: eCityofTravel.com http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18760 eCityofTravel.com Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:08:14 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18760 Silverjet is a great airline and it is more of an airline for the Jet-Set. I know a few folks that has been on Silverjet and all them have had a FABULOUS experience..... Ken Panton Pres. eCityofTravel eCityofStyle eCityofAutos Silverjet is a great airline and it is more of an airline for the Jet-Set. I know a few folks that has been on Silverjet and all them have had a FABULOUS experience…..

Ken Panton
Pres.
eCityofTravel
eCityofStyle
eCityofAutos

]]> By: mitch http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18759 mitch Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:28:09 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18759 Silverjet will honor Maxjet pricing if you email them your Maxjet confirmation papers. Now I get to try them out for a round trip price of $1250 incl. taxes. Let's see how good Silverjet really is. Silverjet will honor Maxjet pricing if you email them your Maxjet confirmation papers.

Now I get to try them out for a round trip price of $1250 incl. taxes.

Let’s see how good Silverjet really is.

]]> By: mitch http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18720 mitch Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:28:52 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18720 There goes my annual New Year's Eve in London. Sigh. There goes my annual New Year’s Eve in London. Sigh.

]]> By: eCityofTravel.com http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18704 eCityofTravel.com Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:03:46 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/12/24/maxjet-declares-bankruptcy-and-cancels-all-flights/#comment-18704 We did a great story about this airline for eCityofTravel.com and photographer David Lewis Taylor took fabulous photos. We did hope they could make it....... I hate to see this happen to any airline. Ken Panton Pres. eCityofTravel.com We did a great story about this airline for eCityofTravel.com and photographer David Lewis Taylor took fabulous photos. We did hope they could make it……. I hate to see this happen to any airline.

Ken Panton
Pres.
eCityofTravel.com

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