Flight Options (UK) ceases ops.

[cHabu]

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As posted on their website:

As of 1700hrs on 17 August the Flight Options group of companies have ceased trading.
The Civil Aviation Authority have been informed and we are awaiting further advice on the situation.

See: http://www.flight-options.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bye, Chris.

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Third failure of UK travel company in a month affects more than 70,000 customers.

Holiday plans are being rearranged for more than 70,000 people after the Flight Options travel group ceased trading, the third UK company to do so in just over a month.

About 13,000 customers are already thought to be abroad, most having travelled with Kiss Flights, the largest company in the group. The others have bookings with the company into next month and beyond.

The Civil Aviation Authority said holidaymakers in Greece, Egypt, Turkey and the Canary Islands would get home as normal. Those with Flight Options bookings up to 6pm tomorrow would still be able to leave and after that, the CAA believed, other operators would step in.

Credit: James Meikle / guardian.co.uk [link]

Bye, Chris.

[cHabu]

Short update:

Today, C-FEAK, C-FYLC and C-FTDW are expected back in YYZ.
(Aircraft, leased by Viking, returned to Sunwing.)