XL Collapse

[socket2008]

Why is the French and German part of XL continuing unaffected?

http://www.xl.com/
'the french and german divisions of the XL group continue to trade as usual'

The Brits have been screwed again.

[legend_mark5]

They fly for mark warner holidays .

[gina32]

thank you, my daughter is with thomas cook and flies next week so was hoping it wasnt with them.

[4getmenot]

I always have bed luck with hold last time they left my luggage in england, now this :-(

[4getmenot]

bed luck, tee hee :-)

[originalang]

I know I'm thick but given they are the third biggest travel company how come their own website isnt atol protected, surely it should be a legal requirement. So sorry for everyone affected.

[Gromit]

"The Civil Aviation Act 1971 established the UK's CAA. Covered under this act was the creation of the original ATOL Regulations. These mandated that all travel organisers (those tour operators whose primary mode of transport was air - but not airlines themselves) must hold a licence."

Because they are an airline, it is not mandatory for them to have Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL) protection.

[legend_mark5]

The downside to buying online.
Thats why travel agents cost more , they are bonded.

[CAJ1]

They fly for Olympic Holidays too

[legend_mark5]

Just looking on skyscanner.
no flights available from tenerife today
the 3.30 with monarch sold out at


423 quid one way !!

[redcrx]

Im lookinf for flights for 4get, one was �1700 return!

[jake-the-peg]

For now!

If you were French or German would you use them knowing the British arm had gone down the pan

Dead man walking!

[originalang]

Thanks Gromit I understand now, never realised before now about airlines.

[legend_mark5]

There are flights from tenerife to glasgow for about 200 quid

red try skyscanner but
youll need to pick northern airports

gatwick wil be nouse for next week probs
as there are so many folk on holiday waiting to come home over maybe next 7 to 14 days

[Ethel]

You can still book holidays online and be ATOL covered.

[legend_mark5]

Where you tryin to get flights to red ?

[legend_mark5]

Yes ethel thru travel agents , but ias gromit said airlines dont need to be atol .

[originalang]

I wondered about that too Ethel although I understand about airlines now thanks to Gromit. We've used Security Travel online in the past where you choose your flight then your accomodation, just checked their website and they show the logos for both Abta and Atol.

[redcrx]

lanzarote. not having a great deal of luck and 4get and her friends are split, some down here, some further north.

Only 1 girl who booked after then is OK as she is going from local airport with different company, but that flight is full by look of it.

[legend_mark5]

Its ok saying you can claim back on your credit card , but seeing folk stranded , and being exploited due to high demand now.It makes you wonder if paying an extra 20 or 50 quid to go with thomsons or thomas cook wouldnt be a btter option ?

According to one travel EXPERT on sky this will be an end to low fares and they will level out a bit .
I see even globesoan to glasgow from tenerife has tripled in price .
Just xexploiting folk now

[legend_mark5]

You will get flights but probably cost double normal and will be more exspensive than the original holiday id guess.

Some folk are cutting losses and waiting until they claim the money back.then book something.

bad news really