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Huge repatriation underway as Thomas Cook goes bust.
Thomas Cook has gone bust, which places 9,000 jobs at risk in Britain alone. It has triggered the biggest peacetime repatriation effort to help 150,000 stranded holidaymakers.
The worlds oldest travel company ceased trading and all related flights and bookings have been cancelled. There is a contingency plan to make sure no one will be stranded according to Dominic Raaab. This will include planes chartered from other airlines.
The initial advice is that holidaymakers should not go to airports until notified as flights will not be available immediately.
Be prepared for delays and that you may be flown back to a different airport than the one you took off from you will then be bussed to your initial departure point. The good news is that when Monarch went bust the rescue went smoothly with 98% of passengers flown back on the same day. If you have a holiday booked with Thomas Cook It is very unlikely you won’t be jetting off to the sun, but you will get your money back that you paid for your Thomas Cook holiday. The CAA will set out how to make a claim for a refund go to caa.co.uk/atol-protection/ In some circumstances, ATOL may appoint a fulfillment partner to provide the holiday instead, although is more likely for holidays booked in advance.
It is unlikely you are covered if you have bought a flight only deal with Thomas C00k Airlines. But there could be some exceptions such if a passenger bought the ticket through an ATOL registered travel agent. But if you booked directly with the airline it is unlikely you will be covered.
If you have paid on your credit card you are covered by section 75 cover under the Consumer credit Act. To be eligible you need to have paid more than £100 for your flight and used your credit card to book direct.
Source The Guardian.
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