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Thomas Cook has collapsed after last-minute negotiations aimed at saving the holiday firm failed. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the tour operator has “ceased trading with immediate effect”. It has also triggered the biggest ever peacetime repatriation aimed at bringing more than 150,000 British holidaymakers home. The tour operator’s failure puts 22,000 jobs […]

Image copyright Getty Images Thomas Cook has collapsed after last-minute negotiations aimed at saving the 178-year-old holiday firm failed. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the tour operator has “ceased trading with immediate effect”. It has also triggered the biggest ever peacetime repatriation aimed at bringing more than 150,000 British holidaymakers home. Peter Fankhauser,

Image copyright Getty Images “Don’t just book it – Thomas Cook it!” is a phrase etched in the British memory. Over the years one of the world’s best known holiday brands has taken millions of holidaymakers around the world, responding to technological advances in transport and social trends. Its history is also the history of

Image copyright Reuters The future of Thomas Cook is hanging in the balance amid last minute negotiations to save the holiday firm from collapse. The Civil Aviation Authority has aircraft on standby in case the tour operator falls into administration. The BBC understands that those aircraft are now being flown to destinations so that British

Image copyright PA Media Thomas Cook is to hold crisis talks in a final bid to secure a rescue deal. The meeting with its biggest shareholder and creditors is understood to be scheduled for Sunday morning at City law firm Slaughter & May. The tour operator could fall into administration within days unless it finds

Image copyright AFP Image caption Thomas Cook has hundreds of High Street stores Ministers should be ready to give Thomas Cook “real financial support”, a union representing staff at the struggling travel company has said. The firm could fall into administration in days unless it finds £200m in extra funds needed to secure its future.

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