XL have been dropped as the sponsor of West Ham
CAA advises XL passengers
16 September 2008Customers with the failed airline XL are being advised to holiday as normal if they are covered by the Air Travel Organiser''s Licence (ATOL) scheme, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
It has been reported that some XL Leisure customers are cutting their holiday short and flying home early but the CAA is advising those who booked with Thomas Cook, Thomson, First Choice and Virgin Holidays against this course of action as they are ATOL protected.
"Some holidaymakers are going straight to the airport and even buying flights home with other airlines when they should have continued their holidays as normal," said a CAA spokesman.
The CAA is offering capacity to enable those passengers who are not covered by ATOL to fly back to the UK at a reasonable price after people complained about the high cost of replacement flight tickets.
Nearly 30,000 customers have either returned to the UK or flights have been arranged for their return since the collapse of XL on Friday morning, according to the CAA.
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