Britain’s oldest travel company, Thomas Cook, ‘collapsed’ today (23.9.19) after last-minute negotiations failed.
The implosion of the company, which began in 1841, has left 150,000 British holidaymakers stranded abroad.
It has also put at risk 22,000 jobs, including 9,000 in the UK.
https://twitter.com/ThomasCookUK/status/1175953082238275585
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With so many holidaymakers now stranded, the government has begun the process of bringing them back home.
The BBC website calls it ‘the biggest ever peacetime repatriation’.
Dubbed Operation Matterhorn, the repatriation will see 45 jets fly 64 routes today (23.9.19) in a bid to bring back holidaymakers who are now without transport back home.
EasyJet and Virgin have also supplied some airplanes to help.
A spokesperson for Thomas Cook said that the company’s collapse was a ‘matter of profound regret’.
Meanwhile, The Sun reports that the rescue operation could take up to two weeks.
Social media users took to Twitter to voice their frustrations.
https://twitter.com/_justkimberleyx/status/1176032960895750146
https://twitter.com/sophhales_/status/1176017560959102976
Whether you rated Thomas Cook well or not, the facts are the oldest UK travel company is sadly now no more and more importantly thousands of people who are now jobless.
Sad day indeed…#RIPThomasCook— James (@jhobbs87) September 23, 2019
https://twitter.com/adamlea2/status/1176049323362213888
One Tweeter said: “Such a sad day for the travel industry. My thoughts go out to everyone at Thomas Cook.”
Others took an angrier approach, railing against both Thomas Cook and the government.
https://twitter.com/salfordpf/status/1176021772942106628
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