Organisations led by the umbrella group European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Associations has called for rules covering airlines to be introduced similar to the EU Package Travel Directive which protects consumers.
A letter to officials in Brussels warned: “On average it is estimated that passengers lose €431 when an airline goes bankrupt…87% of this is not recoverable at all because there are no mandatory insolvency protection schemes in the airline sector, contrary to the package travel sector.
“In addition, when an airline goes bust, passengers can be left stranded abroad without any solution to be repatriated.
