獲准重整預購遠航機票可辦債權申報

Far Eastern Air Transport Corp.(FEA) has been fully grounded(1) since the middle of May of last year. Recently, FEA has been permitted to reorganize the company. Kinmen County government will investigate whether residents possess unused tickets, and the government will send the survey data to FEA, so as to be included in re-declaration(2) claims.(3) One of the travel agencies in Kinmen reminds people who have unused tickets to advance(4) re-declaration claims before 5 p.m. on 28th, May so that consumers' rights can be maintained.
　 遠東航空自去年五月中旬起全面停飛，最近才獲准重整，金門縣政府業將調查本縣縣民持有未使用票證情形，並將調查資料函請遠東納入重整之債權；金門地區一家旅行社也提醒鄉親應於五月二十八日下午五時前，辦理債權申報（已購機票未搭乘者），以維護消費者自身權益。

Kinmen County Transportation and Tourism Bureau said that FEA suspended the operation since 13th May, 2008 because of financial problem. Owing to that there were a large number of pre-booked tickets, and the Kinmen County government estimated that there were approximately six thousand people who possessed unused tickets. The sum of unused tickets was about 17 thousand, and the cost was estimated to be more than 20 million dollars. The right of consumers was severely damaged.
　 縣府交通旅遊局表示，遠東航空公司因財務問題自去（97）年五月十三日起暫停營運，由於先前有預售大量機票，經縣府調查本縣縣民持有未使用票證者，約六千餘人，總共約有一萬七千餘張票證未使用，預估金額達新台幣二千多萬元，損害消費者權益甚大。

In order to safeguard residents' right, Kinmen County government has sent the information of owners who had unused tickets to Consumer Protection Commission, Executive Yuan in 20th May, 2008, seeking help to ask FEA fulfill obligation. Now, the court ruled that the reorganization of FEA is permitted. Kinmen County Transportation and Tourism Bureau said that for the sake of maintaining residents' consumer right, it is advised that FEA include residents who had unused tickets in re-declaration claim so that creditors' right can be maintained.
　 為保障本縣縣民之權益，縣府在去年五月二十日也函送本縣縣民持有遠東未使用票證者調查資料建請行政院消費者保護委員會協助請求遠東履行應行之義務。如今，法院裁定准予遠東航空公司重整，縣府交旅局表示，為維護本縣消費者權益，建請遠東將本縣縣民持有未使用票證納入重整之債權，以維債權人權益。

One of the travel agencies in Kinmen reminds people who have unused tickets of FEA can go to the original travel agency or log in the information on the internet, in order to print the tickets of prove. The travel agency said that the content ruled that the regulations of creditor's re-declaration claims are as follows:
　 金門地區一家旅行社提醒持有遠東未使用票證的鄉親可找原來購票的旅行社，或是上網登入自己的資料，即可列印購票證明，該旅行社表示，根據裁定內容有關重整債權人債權申報規定如下：

1.Declaration time: from 1st May to 5 p.m. on 28th May.
2.Declaration place: No.5, Alley 123, Lane 405, Dunhua N. Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 10548, Taiwan (FEA business branch)
3.Creditors who were not declared cannot make a claim or exercise their rights according to the process of reorganization.
4.No matter the refund is done or not, each travel agency should open tickets of prove to tickets owners in accordance with booking details. Tickets owners should mail booking details and copies of ID card with double registered to FEA branch or take the documents to the location in person.
（一）申報期間自五月一日起至五月二十八日下午五時止。（二）申報地點：台北市敦化北路405巷123弄5號（遠東航空公司營業處所）。（三）債權人未經申報者，不得依重整程序受償及行使權利。（四）不論是否已經辦理退票，請各旅行社依附件之購票明細，開立貴公司之購票證明予購票人，請購票人連同購票證明及影印身分證明文件後，雙掛號郵寄至遠東航空公司營業處所或親自前往辦理。


■1.ground-(vt.)使停飛；使擱淺。
■2.declaration-(n)申訴；申報。
■3.claim-(n)對事物的權利、要求權，此處指債權。
■4.advance-(vt)提出。此處指提出債權的要求。
資料來源：金門縣政府
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