On November 3, President Andrés Manuel López Obradora stated that an attempt had been made to help Interjet, but it was the company that did not accept the federal government’s proposals.
Then the president assured that “the airline will not be saved.”
Alejandro del Valle, chairman of the board of directors of Interjet, stated in Aristegui En Vivo that they are not asking for ransoms.
“Interjet has the financial capabilities to move forward,” he explained.
Del Valle The airline is bankrupt According to the law, payments to employees have priority over premiums and taxes and if “all goes well” a financial restructuring will be achieved allowing Interjet to restart.
He further explained that the company did not go bankrupt due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but that the previous government “looted the company” and left its coffers empty as a result.
“Interjet was plundered by the previous government. […] We have already registered a criminal complaint,” he said.
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Del Valle directly targeted attorney Javier Mondragón, Notary No. 73 of Mexico City, for failing to pay more than $500 million in taxes and fees.
“Interjet’s revenues for 2019 and 2020 were not paid by any lessor in any way, they paid no airports, they paid no fuel, they paid absolutely nothing […] They left the Interjet cabin 100% empty,” he explained.
He also reported that a criminal complaint had already been filed for abuse of power against the company, two former CEOs of the airline, José Luis Garza and William Shaw, as well as against the company’s treasurer, Raúl López, and against Javier Mondragón.
“Mondragón’s role was to present the (tax) returns. However, during Enrique Peña Nieto’s six-year term, they did not issue any statement,” he noted. “Interjet had a turnover of $6 billion. “It never went down, it always went up.”
He explains that no taxes have been paid on this $6 billion.
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Del Valle reiterates that the Federal Chamber for Conciliation and Arbitration could start liquidating 43% of all Interjet employees next week. However, he assures us that we will try to settle 100% of all employees.
“There is no employee or union that wants to liquidate the company,” he explains. “So far not a single screw has been sold.”
“We are willing to pay 100% of the debt,” he clarifies.
In a statement, Interjet said it appreciated the willingness of the Mexican government to openly support tax authorities in reaching an agreement to meet the payment of due contributions, to ensure that, after paying the contributions, the company , the employees comply. “compensation, payment to passengers for unused tickets and payment agreement with creditors of the bankrupt estate, resumption of flight and rescue of sources of employment for the 5,000 employees who worked for the airline.
Del Valle reiterates that the goal is for Interjet to resume operations, pay employees and creditors and regain its position as one of the most important airlines in Mexico.
You can find the full interview here.
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Source: La Neta Neta
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