The two owners of the "fake airline" Prishtinajet were arrested on the orders of the Pristina Public Prosecutor's Office. One of the two also acted as managing director of the mailbox company, which is officially based in Munich but has a business address in Düsseldorf. The managers are accused of selling tickets for non-existent charter flights on a large scale. The presumption of innocence applies to all suspects.

On social networks such as Facebook and Instagram, Prishtinajet used photos of Air Malta and Malta MedAir aircraft to attract customers at particularly low prices. The "tickets" were sold at particularly reasonable prices via the company's own website. The Heston Airlines two-letter code was then used on the “confirmations”. All of the airlines mentioned told Aviation.Direct that one has no business relationship with Prishtinajet and definitely does not operate charter flights for this company. None of the airports that Prishtinajet had in the "route network" knew anything about their charter flights.

There were no flights, and the money paid is said to have flowed back only when the victims persistently threatened criminal charges. While the law enforcement authorities in Germany, where Prishtinajet is officially based, are rather cautious, facts have been created in Kosovo. The public prosecutor's office there arrested the two owners of the German Prishtinajet UG. The manager is also affected.

The prosecution authority said that house searches were also carried out and evidence that was said to have substantiated the initial suspicion was found and confiscated. The accused, for whom the presumption of innocence applies, will shortly be brought before an investigating judge, who will decide whether the detention on remand will be continued. According to the current state of affairs, the public prosecutor assumes that charges will be filed.

Furthermore, it was explained that the financial damage caused by the alleged fraudulent behavior is much greater than originally assumed. Apparently, Prishtinajet was able to sell fake tickets on a large scale. Many victims only found out at the airport that the flights they booked didn't even exist. Those affected are said to have incurred considerable additional costs for the purchase of replacement tickets or, if necessary, also for hotel accommodation. According to the public prosecutor, these were not replaced by Prishtinajet. Rather, the contact to the company should be broken off.