As someone who has booked flights for there 25th Anniversary with Maxjet next October I am obviously disappointed. But having actually wrote to there PR dept, to say they were virtually unkown to anybody outside London and they were ignoring a huge market elsewhere in the country, there continued refusal (incompetence) to see this opportunity leaves me unsurprised they have now gone to the wall. Hopefully, Silverjet and EOS won't continue to keep making the same mistake.

Steve Evans, wolverhampton,

To anyone who works in the airline business it is stunningly obvious that these niche carriers will not succeed on premium traffic only model. If there is one thing airline analysis will tell you it is you need depth and putting all your eggs in one basket will inevitably lead to disaster as the basket gains a hole.

John, HK,

I was in talks wit Maxjet regarding redesigning their website to a much nicer and professional site but they didnt feel that £5000 was worth it over 2 years ago. They had no idea what was important and what was not to prospective customers. Do companies not realise that if you are selling a high-end product you need to showcase your featured through a professional looking website?

Don Jacobs, London, UK

Personally i think it's all for the best. Maxjet were setting their sights too high before they even started like learning to run before they could even walk. I tend to disagree with the poor customer service on the Stansted side of the pond as a team member on maxjet i worked myself ill trying to please people on a pittance of pay and now i face being made redundant right after christmas and new years. Lets hope it's all a fresh start and no-one else falls under this stress in the aviation industry!

Kylie, Stansted, UK

A great shame but they made a cardinal error in not beefing up their pr and marketing and discounting instead Many people had never heard of them The crew were always charming and delightful and the service was exceptional Part of the fault was poor and remote management...as always: This airline could have flown at capacity but the eye was taken off the ball

cherry, london, uk

Good ridance
Service for over paid executives with very high carben footprint .
From now on they will have to slum it with the rest of the first class

stanley, Haifa,

i am left stranded here in london hoping i can get home next week with a maxjet ticket.
Thanks for taking my ticket at jfk 2 days ago knowing that i would not be able to get back. I think you have managed to one up screwdge.

ah, new york, usa

I guess half the fun for people flying business is watching the poor sould having to walk past them to economy... maybe that is why they went bankrupt...

nir, jerusalem,

That is such a bloody shame. One less Business Class airline with which to beat BA over the head.

Many people I know had bad experiences with Maxjet over poor customer service and delayed departures (the 767's were not the most reliable) , but having flown with them (and just about everybodies everything else), across the pond, I found them to be very, very good value for money. In fact, I work at Stansted and looked up today as the morning flight to wherever passed overhead, even then remembering with fondness the plane that sidestepped the nausea that is Heathrow when going transatlantic.

Steve, Cambridge,