FRESHAER, the Anglo-Irish paper airline, as reported in 4 August ABTN, is refunding payments made to it by prospective passengers as it does not have regulatory approval either in the UK or Ireland. In a statement, it also revealed the departure from the company of its chairman and chief executive, Mr John Lepp, and its commercial manager, Mr Erig Conway. The Irish Times has disclosed that Mr Lepp, whose full name is Mr John Ditchfield-Lepp, was convicted on two counts of trading with intent to defraud creditors in London in 1999. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison and disqualified from acting as a company director until October 2009. The sole remaining director is Tony Robinson who says that the airline still intends to begin operations in October. The web site is operational.
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