Starlux Airlines Files Lawsuit to Netizen 遭爆涉內線消息 星宇航空翟健華按鈴申告

Starlux Airlines' stock price fluctuated sharply in February, causing losses to many stockholders. Upon accusations of insider trading, CEO Glenn Chai has decided to file charges. 

Glenn Chai, the CEO of Starlux Airlines, and Nieh Kuo-wei, its PR Head, rang the bell to file a lawsuit at the Taipei District Prosecutors Office. The cause of the lawsuit was an article posted on the Facebook page of Starlux Shareholders' Self-Help Association. A netizen said Chai was a college classmate. After receiving inside information from him, he was able to avoid losses on the airline's stock. He also said that Starlux will announce important news in April, which will help turn around the stock price. 

Glenn Chai, Starlux Airlines CEO: “Spreading false statements with the intention of manipulating stock prices is a crime of aggravated defamation. So I'm filing a suit today because he has seriously damaged my personal credit.”

Starlux said that there was no insider trading, it did not want the public to be victimized, and everything will be handled by prosecutors. Starlux's stock price opened at NT$32.7 on the 14th, reaching an intraday high of NT$33.55. Analysts believed that aviation stocks have passed the Lunar New Year's peak season and entered the traditional tourism low season. The stock should be consolidating in the short term.  

Wang Jung-hsu, Analyst: “The released February revenue shows a general monthly decrease. So airline stocks may be consolidating for a while. The next bullish driver will be China tourists visiting Taiwan.”

Starlux's stock was listed in September last year. In January this year, its stock price was still around NT$19. The stock suddenly soared to NT$42 in mid-February and then fell back. Chairperson Chang Kuo-wei said in early March he didn't sell any stocks, and he didn't start a company so he can speculate in its own stock. Now there are netizens claiming to have insider information. Starlux has decided to file a lawsuit after internal discussions and appealed to investors not to listen to rumors. 

星宇航空執行長翟健華和公關長聶國維連袂前往北檢按鈴申告，起因是一篇在臉書「星宇航空自救會」的發文，一名網友點名翟健華是自己大學同學，經他介紹有內部消息才沒有被套牢，還說星宇在4月有重磅資訊能讓自救會朋友翻身。

星宇航空執行長翟健華表示：「散播不實的言論意圖操作股價，他這樣的言論已構成加重誹謗的罪嫌，所以我今天按鈴申告，因為他已經嚴重損害我本人的信用。」

大動作提告，星宇說沒有內線交易，不希望有民眾受害，一切由檢調處理，而星宇航空14日以32.7元開出，盤中最高來到33.55元，分析師認為航空類股已經過過年旺季進入傳統旅遊淡季，近期應該都會呈現整理態勢。

分析師王榮旭指出：「2月的營收公布普遍呈現月減，航空股估計會整理一段時間，下一次利多比較期待陸客來台觀光的部分。」

星宇自去年9月上興櫃，今年1月股價還在19元左右，2月中突然飆漲站上42元之後又跌回，3月初星宇航空董事長張國煒還特別喊話，自己沒賣股票、開公司也不是為了炒股，現在又出現網友自稱有內線消息，星宇內部研議後決定提告處理，也呼籲投資人不要聽信傳言。