The uks oldest travel firm, thomas cook, has announced it ceased trading after talks with creditors and shareholders to raise the 250 million to avoid collapse failed. Ministers say plans to fly holidaymakers back to the uk are in place. It was one of the Worlds Largest travel firms and employed 22,000 staff, 9,000 of whom are in the uk, and serves 19 million customers a year in 16 Different Countries. Simon calder is the travel editorfor the independent and he joins us from Manchester Airport in the north of england. The Tour Operator had been thriving for many decades and staff here are simply stunned by what is happening. The flights are still coming in. Aircraft arriving from cyprus, turkey, some en route across the north atlantic but when they land, they will find that the staff very sadly have lost theirjobs. The passengers will be the last people to enjoy the service and this is being repeated at airports across britain and germany as well as scandinavia. Last flights arriving a
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Were asking you about our breaking news, the collapse of thomas cook. Are you on a thomas cook holiday . Do you work for the travel company . How are you impacted . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. Lets bring you the details on the story that broke in the early hours. Thomas cook, one of the Worlds Largest travel companies has ceased trading. The final confirmation came about three hours ago, after prolonged talks to try and save the company failed to bear fruit. It was trying to raise 250 million to continue and had asked the uk government for help. Now a major repatriotion operation is underway to bring home the estimated 150,000 uk passengars stranded overseas. Simon jones begins our coverage. Grounded, the uk oldest holiday firm has collapsed after 178 years. A day of frantic negotiations failed. At two oclock this mor
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