90 jobs at risk as charter airline ceases operations

IRISH charter airline Futura Gael ceased operating at midnight yesterday, placing 90 jobs in jeopardy as economic uncertainty in the airline sector claimed another victim.

Futura Gael is owned by Futura International and was forced to pull the plug on its charter services late on Sunday, with the company claiming it was “too early” to know if its service will ever get off the ground again.

Its last flight left Dublin Airport for Malaga three hours later than scheduled at 10pm on Sunday. Yesterday, Futura Gael was unable to say how staff or passengers might be affected by the suspension of its service, but stressed that passengers would be catered for by tour operators.