Budget airline forced to run ‘rescue flights’ after rival’s bankruptcy leaves people ‘stranded both sides of Atlantic’

Stranded passengers had relied on connections via Iceland to fly between the United States and Berlin, Paris, and PragueFLIGHTMARE Budget airline forced to run ‘rescue flights’ after rival’s bankruptcy leaves people ‘stranded both sides of Atlantic’A BUDGET airline has been forced to run "rescue flights" after a rival’s bankruptcy leaves its passengers stranded on both sides of the Atlantic. Fly PLAY, an Icelandic airline based in Reykjavík went into administration earlier this week and has cancelled all flights. 1 A budget airline has been forced to run "rescue flights" after a rival’s bankruptcy leaves its passengers stranded on both sides of the Atlantic Credit: SplashIn a statement on its website, the airline wrote: "Fly PLAY hf. has ceased operations, and all flights have been cancelled...We kindly advise you to check flights with other airlines. At that time, the airline offered cheap flights from the UK to the US for as little as £139.