IMPORTANT PASSENGER
NOTICE
Since 06:00 am. 03 February 2012. Malév terminated its
operation
Malév Contact Center will inform passengers about their
compensation possibilities on the following numbers:
From Hungary: 06-40-21-21-21
From abroad: +36-1-802-11-11
Malév Contact Center can be reached only until 29
February 2012.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE WINDING-UP OF MALÉV LTD.
15 February 2012
The following process is valid for all creditors, incl.
our passangers.
In its decision issued on 14 February 2012, the
Metropolitan Court of Budapest declared Malév Ltd insolvent
and ordered the winding-up of the company. The court
appointed the Hitelintézeti Felszámoló Nonprofit Kft. (Credit
Institutional Liquidator Nonprofit Ltd.) as liquidator and
extended the statutory extraordinary moratorium by 90 days.
The order came into force on the date of issue.
All creditors who intend to make a claim from Malév Ltd
shall submit their claims to the liquidator for registration
within forty (40) days from the date of issue of the court’s
order. Claims submitted after the fortieth (40th)
but not later than the one hundred and twentieth (120th)
day from the date of issue of the court’s order will also be
registered, however, compensation of such claims is subject
to the availability of funds after all other claims have
been fully compensated.
The documents must indicate the exact basis of the claim
and must be sent to the following address: Hitelintézeti
Felszámoló Nonprofit Kft, 1071 Budapest, Damjanich u. 11-15,
Hungary. Proof of payment of the registration fee must also
be attached. The registration fee is 1% of the claim, but
minimum 5.000,- HUF and maximum 200.000,- HUF, which is
payable by means of bank transfer to the account of Fővárosi
Bíróság Gazdasági Hivatala (Administrative Office of the
Metropolitan Court of Budapest), account number:
10032000-01483013-24000004.
Only such claims are going to be registered which have
been duly submitted to the above address within the above
mentioned deadline, and for which the applicable
registration fee has been paid in full.
Information of public interest concerning the winding-up
process will be regularly published on the website of Malév
Ltd: www.malev.hu and www.malev.com.
FURTHER PASSENGER INFORMATION
Due to the termination of scheduled Malév flights, you should
proceed as follows in order to assert rights set down in
Government Decree 5/2012. (I.31) download available in edition
11 of Magyar Közlöny – 31 January 2012, available at
http://www.magyarkozlony.hu/:
If you fall under the provisions of Paragraph 2 (1) of
Government Decree 5/2012. (I.31)
- that is, you purchased a ticket prior to closure of
operations; and
- your ticket is for a flight between 3-6 February 2012,
or you travelled out on the day of closure or prior to this,
and you hold a valid ticket for a Malév scheduled flight
operating with a Malév flight number, with the return date
until 29 February 2012;
please send your claim for refund of costs to
malev@malev.com or
to the following address: 1476 Budapest, Postafiók 79. Please
attach to the claim copies of all documents relevant to the
travel since we are only able to assess the claim when in
possession of these documents. You should ensure that all
original documents are kept safe.
You should proceed as follows in order to obtain a refund of
the cost of the airfare:
- if you paid by bank card or through PayPal (online,
travel agency, Malév ticketing office), contact your bank to
ask about the refund;
- if you purchased your ticket in a travel agency for cash
or by bank transfer, you should submit your refund claim to
the travel agency by 2 March;
- if you purchased a package holiday including the air
ticket in a travel agency, please speak to the travel agency
about a refund;
- if you purchased your air ticket in a Malév office, for
cash or by bank transfer, read our information about
winding-up procedure dated on 15 February 2012 (see above
communication). A decision on reimbursement of claims is
expected to be handled within the impending bankruptcy
procedure and in compliance with the provisions of effective
laws;
- in the case of tickets issued for Malév flights by any
other airline, please approach the airline that sold the
ticket;
- if you paid for taxes and charges on a Malév frequent
flyer ticket by bank card, contact your bank to ask about
the refund;
- if you paid for taxes and charges on a Malév frequent
flyer ticket by bank transfer, please read our information
about winding-up procedure dated on 15 February 2012 (see
above communication). A decision on reimbursement of claims
is expected to be handled within the impending bankruptcy
procedure and in compliance with the provisions of effective
laws;
- if you purchased a ticket for another airline using
Malév frequent flyer points, please approach the airline in
question;
- if you are travelling on a Malév air ticket issued for
the flight of another airline, please read our information
about winding-up procedure dated on 15 February 2012 (see
above communication). A decision on reimbursement of claims
is expected to be handled within the impending bankruptcy
procedure and in compliance with the provisions of effective
laws;
If you have any further questions, please call the Malév
Contact Center until 29 February 2012.
- From Hungary: 06-40-21-21-21
- From abroad: +36-1-802-11-11
DEAR FREQUENT FLYER PASSENGER!
We regret to inform you that:
- Malév’s Duna Club frequent flyer program has been
terminated. For Duna Club members the collection and
redeeming of frequent flyer points on other airlines’
flights have also been terminated.
- The redeemed onward/return bonus tickets for the Malév
flights are not valid any longer. Who has already began the
bonus trip and has a valid return ticket until 29 February
2012 according to the 5/2012. (I.31.) government decree may
be entitled for the refund of the cost of his return ticket
(see the above communication).
- The Malév and Millenium lounges operating at Liszt
Ferenc International airport cannot welcome any longer
passengers holding Duna Club cards, also these cards are not
valid any longer in the lounges abroad.
- About the travel with bonus tickets issued for other
airlines’ flights please contact the respective airlines.
- The Citibank-Malév credit cards are still valid as
credit cards (see Citibank’s communication). Since the Duna
Club program has been terminated collection of points is no
longer possible.
| Questions |
Answers |
|
In case the ticket was
purchased in foreign currency, which exchange rate
corresponds to the 1 % payment? |
MNB (HUNGARIAN NATIONAL BANK)
average rate on 14.02. 2012 (the day of the
publication of the winding-up process in the Company
Regulation Bulletin). |
| How can I send
the 1 % payment via foreign bank? |
MNB (HUNGARIAN
NATIONAL BANK) 1054 Budapest, Szabadság tér 8-9,
SWIFT/BIC: MANEHUHB, IBAN : HU91 1003 2000 0148 3013
2400 0004. |
| What is the
deadline for the winding-up proceeding? What is the
latest date, when I can receive my due claimed
amount? |
The closing
balance should be prepared within 270 days. The
winding-up process starting from the date of
beginning might take several years. |
| If the payment
was made by bank card (credit, debit, charge) in a
foreign bank can I request a refund? |
Yes, each bank
is liable to refund the price of the
non-accomplished services. |
| What is the
process if I paid my ticket via bank transfer? |
You should
submit your claim with the documents and the proof
of payment of the 1% registration fee (min. 5.000.-
HUF and maximum 200.000.-HUF) to the address
indicated on the web site of malev.com / malev.hu.
Reimbursement of claims is subject to the
legislation in force within the winding-up process. |
| If my claim is
not honoured can I get back the 1 % payment? |
The
registration fee is non-refundable. |
| What is the
chance that at the end of the winding-up process the
price of my ticket or other amounts claimed will be
refunded? |
As part of the
winding-up process primarily the wages and other
allowances will be satisfied. These claims have
preference over the rest of the demands.
Reimbursement of further claims is subject to the
legislation in force within the winding-up process. |
| I have already
submitted my claim. Should I re-submit it with the
1% payment? |
Yes, you
should re-submit your claim to the address available
on the web pages of malev.com / malev.hu :
Hitelintézeti Felszámoló Nonprofit Kft, 1071
Budapest, Damjanich u. 11-15, Hungary. Documents and
the proof of payment of the 1% registration fee
(min. 5.000.- HUF and maximum 200.000.-HUF) should
also be attached. Reimbursement of claims is subject
to the legislation in force within the winding-up
process. |
| Is the sum of
the amount is taken into consideration in the refund
decision? |
Compensation
is decided on the basis whether the claim is
rightful, the amount of claim is not relevant.
Payment might be carried out with proportion to the
amount within the given creditor category. |
| Where should I
send my claim? |
You should
submit your claim to Hitelintézeti Felszámoló
Nonprofit Kft, 1071 Budapest, Damjanich u. 11-15,
Hungary. Documents and the proof of payment of the
1% registration fee (min. 5.000.- HUF and maximum
200.000.-HUF) should also be attached. Reimbursement
of claims is subject to the legislation in force
within the winding-up process. |
| Will
preference be given to creditors with lower claims
in the compensation decision? |
Creditors will
be classified on the basis of pretence, rather than
on the claimed amount. Point d.) of paragraph (1) of
article 57 § of the bankruptcy law should apply to
passengers, while point f.) should apply to major
economic organizations. |
| Will
preference be given to passengers in the
compensation decision? |
Private
individual passengers, whose claim does not
originate from economic activity are in a preferred
position. That means that their claim will be
compensated immediately after the costs of the
liquidation proceedings, debts securedith lien and
maintenance allowances. |
| What is the
process in case of PayPal payment? |
A PayPal
qualifies bank card payment, therefore Paypal should
provide full refund to passenger. |
| How can I
inquire about lost luggage prior to the termination
of Malév's operation? |
+ 36 70 45 66 038 |
Malév Ltd.
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