Monarch Collapse: Misery for Thousands as Government Promises ‘Repatriation’ of 110,000 Brits

Monarch Collapse: Misery for Thousands as Government Promises ‘Repatriation’ of 110,000 Brits
Passengers walk past the Monarch Airlines help desk at Luton Airport in England on Oct. 2, 2017. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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For some, it will be little more than a blip in their holiday plans. But for thousands of others, the collapse of Monarch Airlines has been a cruel bolt from out of the blue: 2,100 jobs gone in the blink of an eye, dream holidays ruined, hundreds of pounds in replacement flights, and even a couple who couldn’t get to their own £12,000 (US$16,000) wedding.

Monarch Airlines collapsed overnight into Monday, leaving 110,000 people potentially stranded abroad and hundreds more out of pocket.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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