Primera Air, which expanded into the United States earlier this year and recently announced more flights for next summer, is going out of business. The European budget carrier said in a statement on its website that it is ceasing operations as of Tuesday, Oct. 2, but it effectively shut down Monday, Oct. 1.
Primera canceled seven flights between the United States and Europe scheduled for Monday, stranding passengers. Those flights, according to flight tracking service FlightAware and Washington Dulles officials: London Stansted-Washington Dulles and Washington Dulles to London; Paris to Toronto and Newark Liberty; London Stansted to Newark Liberty; and Toronto and Newark Liberty to Paris.
