Travel company scrutinised over suspicions of involvement of Michael James, husband of Bestjet founder Rachel JamesFormer head of failed Air Australia was involved with Bestjet before collapseThe former chief executive and owner of defunct airline Air Australia was closely involved in the operations of recently collapsed budget travel booking service Bestjet, documents reveal. Its wind-up has left travellers who booked flights through the company thousands of dollars out of pocket and searching for answers. Its collapse led to Michael James being disqualified from managing corporations for three years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Bestjet fought the decision in the Brisbane supreme court, producing a resignation letter from Michael James from 2015. Bestjet collapse leaves angry customers thousands out of pocket Read moreA preliminary report prepared last month by Bestjet’s administrators, Pilot Partners, said Michael James was involved in the management of Bestjet.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2019 18:56 UTC