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Saturday, July 17, 2010

British tour operator has collapsed leaving thousands of holidaymakers abroad


Saturday, July 17, 2010 |

British tour operator has collapsed leaving thousands of holidaymakers abroad, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said.

Greece and Turkey specialist Goldtrail, based in New Malden, south-west London, went into administration on Friday with an estimated 16,000 customers overseas.Goldtrail customers can call the CAA on 0203 4410846 for information.

Though the company went into administration on Friday afternoon, some of Goldtrail's customers were not told until they were due to board their flights on Friday evening.

Goldtrail tour operator

16,000 customers stranded abroad
50,000 summer holidaymakers' plans affected
Flights back from Turkey unaffected
Company established late 1990s
Mid-sized operator that didn't have own airline
Booked seats on charter airlines like Onurair
Q&A: Goldtrail collapse
Mark McLay arrived at Glasgow airport for a 2045 BST flight but was not told of the company's demise until the early hours of Saturday, long after he and his girlfriend had already checked in for his plane to Bodrum in Turkey.


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