Monarch Airlines Collapses, Leaving Passengers Stranded

Oct. 3, 2017

Monarch, Britain’s longest-surviving airline brand, has gone into administration, leaving all flights grounded with 110,000 passengers abroad.

The government has asked the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to initiate a large repatriation operation but a further 300,000 customers with future bookings have had their flights and holiday plans cancelled. It is the UK’s biggest peacetime repatriation.

According to The Guardian, the CAA has taken over Monarch’s website and has provided information for passengers abroad.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/oct/02/everything-you-need-to-know-monarch-airlines-collapse-explainer