Travel giant Thomas Cook has collapsed after being unable to secure a last-minute rescue deal.
The company failed to find the extra £200 million needed to keep the business afloat following a full day of crucial talks with the major shareholder and creditors on Sunday.
150,000 Britons are estmated to be stranded abroad awaiting repatriation.
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Richard Moriarty, the chief executive of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), said the Government had asked his organisation to launch “the UK’s largest ever peacetime repatriation”.
In a statement, the CAA said: “Thomas Cook Group, including the UK tour operator and airline, has ceased trading with immediate effect.
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People who have holidays and flights booked from the UK are being told not to go to the airport as there are no Thomas Cook flights.
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