Thomas Cook and TUI have cancelled all holidays from the UK as the new national lockdown takes effect to try and beat the growing number of Coronavirus infections. TUI said that passengers due to travel from airports in England before mid-February, or from a Scottish or Welsh airport up to [read more]
Thomas Cook has officially relaunched as an online only travel agent operated by Chinese travel giant Fosun. We revealed last week that plans were at an advanced stage to relaunch the brand which Fosun bought the rights for £11m when the travel company collapsed last year. There will be no [read more]
Thomas Cook is set for a return as an online travel agency in a matter of weeks as Chinese tour operator Fosun finalises approval. Fosun was a major shareholder in Thomas Cook UK which collapsed in 2019 after failing to secure a further bailout and the Chinese company acquired the [read more]
Manchester Airport is playing host to a special employment event today (3rd October) for former Thomas Cook staff where 5,000 roles are on offer. Manchester was one of the biggest areas hit by the collapse of the travel firm which hit not only employees but the Thomas Cooks’s supply chain. [read more]
With the collapse of Thomas Cook earlier this week it left a lot of cabin crew without jobs and facing an uncertain future. Many airlines including Ryanair have said they will fast track applications from Thomas Cook crews but which UK airlines are actually recruiting? TUI Airways UK TUI Airways [read more]
Over the last few days some unusual aircraft had started to appear at UK and Irish airports including three Boeing 767’s from Eastern and a Malaysian Airbus A380. This combined with handling requests for other wet-lease operators such as HiFly at Gatwick and Manchester were the first clue that the [read more]
The UK’s oldest tour operator, Thomas Cook UK PLC, has collapsed tonight leaving thousands of holidaymakers abroad and up to 9,000 people in he UK without jobs. The group had been seeking a last minute rescue deal which included asking the government for help raising the £200m it needed to [read more]
Sources close to Thomas Cook PLC have suggested that hopes of a private rescue deal are all but over putting the company into the ‘final hours’. The news came as it emerged that the company has asked the UK Government to provide £200m in funding aid to prevent its collapse. [read more]
Thomas Cook is reportedly in last-ditch talks to sell off its Nordic Airline as well other aspects of the business to raise the cash needed to stave off collapse of the UK’s oldest tour operator. According to Sky News, insider sources have said that the company is exploring all possible [read more]
Thomas Cook will seek a delay to a key bondholders’ meeting on Wednesday as it tries to finalise a £1bn rescue package in a bid to prevent the UK’s oldest tour operator from collapsing. The collapse of Thomas Cook could leave thousands of holidays makers seeking alternative arrangements or having [read more]
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