Atol

Thomas Cook Atol refund process breaks £200m barrier

CAA says more than 75% of claims received so far have been settled

Travel industry sets out demands ahead of election

Travel’s leading organisations have laid down their priorities ahead of the 12 December election

CAA completes £160 million Thomas Cook refunds

Two-thirds of the people who submitted valid refund claims on 7 October, when the scheme started, will be paid by the weekend

Report reveals private equity set to fuel 2020 acquisitions

Travel company owners looking to sell are set to see a revival of the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in the second half of 2020

Jet2holidays to increase Atol capacity 15%-18% next year

Chief executive Steve Heapy set out operator’s growth plans for 2019/20 at the Jet2 VIP conference in Calpe on Tuesday (26 November)

Cook losses force Association of Atol Companies to review agent relationships

Association’s members facing higher than expected losses from Cook demise

Deadline extended for return of Thomas Cook pipeline money

Agents were advised to hold on to pipeline cash when Cook failed in September

Atol holders still to renew despite deadline extension

CAA thanks industry for co-operation following Cook’s collapse

Cook collapse: ‘Poorly run companies cannot survive’ - Shapps

The transport secretary was fielding criticism from MPs surrounding Cook’s failure during a parliamentary debate

Impact of Cook failure on Atol renewers will come ‘in next months’

Tui UK intends to “let the CAA know about our intention to increase our Atol”

Queen’s Speech to feature airline insolvency reforms

Transport secretary Grant Shapps says he has spoken to chair of the Airline Insolvency Review Peter Bucks

Tui to add extra two million seats for 2020

Additional capacity in Turkey, Greece, Spain, Egypt, Mexico and Florida likely to fill the void left by Thomas Cook

Trailfinders boss calls for changes to ‘misguided’ Atol scheme

Gooley wants all “pipeline” money from bookings to be ringfenced following Thomas Cook collapse

Thomas Cook Atol refund site struggles with demand

Users contact TTG complaining the CAA’s claim form for Cook refunds was out of action after it launched on Monday morning

CAA wraps up Thomas Cook repatriation programme

Final repatriation flight was due to land in Manchester on Monday morning

CAA issues Thomas Cook Atol claims form

Process under way to refund more than 360,000 Atol-protected forward Cook bookings

‘Agents, stand by to assist Thomas Cook retail customers’ – CAA

Some holidays booked through Cook retail agents remain valid despite Cook’s collapse, and the CAA is advising customers check their bookings ‘with their nearest Abta-approved travel agent’

CAA apologises for ‘combining’ Cook repatriation flights

Some returning Cook passengers won’t be returned to their original departure airports, authority confirms

Business secretary ‘didn’t speak to Thomas Cook’ before collapse

Andrea Leadsom said the matter was for the Department for Transport

Thomas Cook: Government must act on airline insolvency

Speaking exclusively to TTG, chairman of the Airline Insolvency Review Peter Bucks said the collapse of Cook would put pressure on the government to introduce reforms

Hays throws Freedom members commission lifeline

Former Freedom agents will be able to retain 100% of their commission on Cook bookings acquired by Hays Travel – providing they join Hays Independence Group

Thomas Cook: Release of Atol claims form delayed by a week

CAA ‘aiming to pay refunds within 60 days of receiving a valid claim form’ meaning some passengers are unlikely to receive their cash until early December

More than 100,000 Thomas Cook passengers repatriated – CAA

Two-thirds of stranded passengers brought home during first week of Operation Matterhorn

Thomas Cook: CAA to embark on largest refund programme ever

Process to refund 360,000 future Atol-protected Cook bookings to get under way on 7 October