Ticket-holders looking for refunds from the newly defunct Kiwi Airlines will have to take their place in line with the carrier's other creditors, company officials said yesterday.

But rapid growth takes its toll in the airline business, said Bob Iverson, a founder and former chairman of Kiwi Airlines.

Kiwi Airlines has taken the final steps toward extinction, filing for bankruptcy and refunding customers' money.

On the train, he was approached by a representative from Kiwi Airlines, who mentioned that the airline was concerned about gate access at Newark International Airport.

Or take Kiwi Airlines, founded in 1992 by former Eastern Airlines pilots.

My plan is sitting on the runway up at Newark Airport - Kiwi Airlines.

So on a recent trip to West Palm Beach, my father and I flew Kiwi Airlines.

Along with other pilots, he founded Kiwi Airlines in 1992 but left in 1995 amid disputes over how to run the airline.

Kiwi Airlines has introduced a beer-of-the-month program, with premium brews available for $3.

During the 1990's, trustees were also put in place at Kiwi Airlines and Pan American World Airways, both of which have gone out of business.