Rulle Westergaard, ex public relations officer at the Danish low cost airline Sterling, says that the Sterling management lied all the way to the end and gave misleading information to the public.
Westergaard was fired two weeks before the Danish airline went bankrupt after denying sending out information from Sterling reporting that everything was alright and the financial crisis in Iceland was not affecting the airline.
Westergaard was directly under Reza Taleghani CEO of Sterling and she says that when she tried to explain the impact this would have for Sterling’s future reputation she was fired.
Westergaard says that Palmi Haraldsson owner of Sterling had not had any direct influence over her work and connection to the media; however he told her directly that the situation was serious.
Icelandic TV station Stod 2 reports
“I would have thought that anybody reading these web pages knows that Palmi Haraldsson is an Icelander.”
Never heard the name before. I would have guessed he is a Swedish ski athlete, or something like that.
“Well, if Harrod’s or Chelsea would go bankrupt, you can be damn sure that European newspaper reports would mention the nationality of the owners.”
But you might not expect an Egyptian TV station to add that Al-Fayed was an Egyptian. Of course, no one would believe you if you tried to claim that he had no influence over your work :D .
“You wouldn’t call Harrod’s an Egyptian department store, would you? Is Chelsea a Russian football club too?”
Well, if Harrod’s or Chelsea would go bankrupt, you can be damn sure that European newspaper reports would mention the nationality of the owners.
According to http://www.sterling.com/
The company was bleeding, and only survived with cash infusions from Iceland. When that source dried up, all they could do was to apply for bankrupcy.
But it is complicated
sterling was founded in Denmark 1962, as of lately owned by Icelandic investors. And apparently the CEO have roots in Iran, truly a globalized company.
I would have thought that anybody reading these web pages knows that Palmi Haraldsson is an Icelander.
Sterling was a Danish airline, the nationality of large investors in any company makes no difference there.
You wouldn’t call Harrod’s an Egyptian department store, would you? Is Chelsea a Russian football club too?
Nothing wrong with calling it a Danish airline.
* Formed from the merger of two Danish airlines
* HQ:Copenhagen
* Hub: Copenhagen
Remember the report was on an Icelandic TV station – everyone watching would know that it was Icelandic owned.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Airlines
Oh no. Don’t bring up the “T” word again, please!
Seems like a convenient change of nationality however!
I was rather surpriced to see this mesage at icenews. But i see it has somehow become a Danish firm.
http://www.silobreaker.com/DocumentClusterReader.aspx?Item=16_919090444
Europe’s fourth-largest cheap-seats airline, Sterling Airlines, has gone bust.The Denmark-based but ICELANDIC-owned carrier
http://article.wn.com/view/2008/10/29/Icelands_Sterling_airline_collapses/
THOUSANDS of travellers have been left stranded across Europe after the collapse of an ICELANDIC budget airline. Sterling, which operated out of Denmark and flew from the UK to destinations in Scandinavia, said that rising fuel prices and the global financial crisis had left it with no choice than to file for bankruptcy. The company will not be refunding tickets bought on its website and passengers stranded overseas will have to make their own…
p.s. in an earlier story about sterlinig they blamed the oil prices only.
p.p.s. the other icelandic airline was also complaning about low pasenger numbers in spite of according to this newspaper record number of tourist who come to your chep? country.
I mention this because of the style of news reporting i keep seeing in icenews, making me believe that the icelanders are perhaps indeed financial terrorist.