Silverjet to Take to the Skies Again

Irish holding company Kingplace has agreed to acquire and relaunch all-premium-class carrier Silverjet. The airline, which operated flights from London Luton Airport to Newark and Dubai, ceased operations on May 30 when anticipated funding from a United Arab Emirates investor fell through.

Ian Ilsley, a Kingplace director, said the airline’s new owners “expect to take on all of the existing staff, honor Silverjet’s existing customers’ tickets and see Silverjet return to the skies in a matter of weeks.”

Lawrence Hunt, Silverjet’s CEO, said the airline “will be working around the clock to launch our (Newark) and Dubai services as quickly as possible, and we will make an announcement about the date for relaunching our services in due course.”