HEY HARMONY JETS, DO I HAVE TO COME TO MALTA AGAIN? SET THE DATE!
Yesterday, HARMONY JETS put out an official letter to their counterparties, in which they tried to at least somehow fend off my article published two weeks ago. As you remember, I flew to Malta in order to clarify the facts that shed light on why HARMONY JETS flights can be cancelled at any time. And therefore, the company developed a special scheme that allows them not give back the money paid for the flight to clients.
It is difficult to call this a comment, since none of the directly posed questions were answered. Well, let me remind you of the questions that I wanted to get comments on from the head of HARMONY JETS PIERRE-OLIVIER EDOUARD. In particular, I asked him to comment on the following facts:
1. The positive test for cocaine and marijuana that the captain of Falcon 10/100 H. da Silva took in Ibiza on June 8, 2024. After which two retests confirmed the initial finding.
2. The detention of Falcon 50 aircraft registration number 9H-DFS at Lyon airport by the French police on charges of systematically transporting dual-use and military goods (drone, small arms) to Benghazi (Libyan territory controlled by General Haftar’s forces). The aircraft was then parked at the airport for 5 months without authorisation to fly.
I was also interested in Pierre-Olivier’s position about their charter agreement. In particular, HARMONY JETS forces its clients to sign Charter Agreement according to which in case a flight is cancelled due to the operator’s fault and the client is not ready to accept other options, his payment for the flight is not refunded. The operator keeps this money on ‘deposit’, offering to use it within a year. The contract does not specify what should happen to the client’s money after a year???
Also, as you remember, the lawyer of HARMONY JETS, who defended the fraudulent clauses of the charter agreement, was none other than Vice-Chair of Aviation Lawyers Committee AMAC at the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) FILIPPO ARCALENI. This fact is noteworthy because EBAA in its Charter Guidelines defends the exact opposite position in terms of refunding payment for a flight not performed due to the operator’s fault.
Without answering any of the questions posed, HARMONY JETS stated the following:
Dear Clients, Business Partners, and Authorities,
In recent months, Harmony Jets has been the target of a defamatory attempt, with extortion purposes, carried out by a person whose identity is publicly known.
This person’s "modus operandi" is very straightforward. He is normally "engaged" by companies seeking to recover (in their view) money but who, for various reasons, are unwilling to pursue legal action through the proper channels. His method involves manipulating and misusing information to create online content intended to damage the reputation of the so-called "debtor" unless a payment is made by the “debtor”. He falsely presents himself as a journalist and claims his "investigation" will only cease if the debtor complies with his demands.
During MACE 2024, he approached a representative of Harmony Jets and, in the presence of our lawyer, openly stated that his investigation would stop if Harmony Jets agreed to pay.
Since August 2024, we have informed the Maltese authorities including the local police force about the entire situation. Due to ongoing investigations, we are unable to disclose further details currently.
Nonetheless, we want to take this opportunity to clarify the following:
1) We are committed to always delivering exceptional service.
2) We have always acted in good faith and in an ethical manner. In case of disputes, we try our best to accommodate the client, trying to solve this in an amicable way and in accordance with the agreement signed between the parties.
3) in case of dispute, we respect the rule of law, and we believe that any disputes should be addressed within the proper legal framework.
4) Last but not least we do not tolerate any threat, direct or indirect, against our employees, business partners, and consultants.
Well, there is nothing new in the fact that various defaulters and fraudsters try to call us extortionists, blackmailers, and so on. This is a common tactic of any crook - to present himself to the public as a victim. Even if you say that you will go to court or to the police - they will tell you: “Don’t blackmail us!”
But here’s what’s really interesting – Harmony Jets reports that the Maltese police are allegedly investigating the company’s claim regarding me personally or BLACKLIST.AERO in general. In this regard, I have the following questions for the authors of this letter.
- In your statement, you report that your claim was filed in August and it continues to this day. I arrived in Malta on October 1st and informed you that I was in Malta. Why didn’t you contact the police so that they would at least invite me for a conversation?
- Do I have to come to Malta again to take part in the investigation you described?
And also: please give me the reference number of the criminal or any other case that, as you say, the Maltese police are conducting. Or shove your tongues where, in theory, it should not be under any circumstances.
I am ready to answer for every word I say or write. But are you ready???
Artem Degtiarov, Chief editor at BLACKLIST.AERO
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