A second British tour operator has collapsed days after the closure of XL Leisure sent the travel industry into turmoil, the British aviation regulator confirmed today.
The Civil Aviation Authority said K&S Travel informed them it had ceased trading last night, leaving 150 passengers in Bodrum, Turkey, requiring alternative flights.
It comes after thousands of people, including around 4,000 Irish people were left stranded on Friday following the demise of XL - the UK's third largest tour operator.
K&S Travel, which also trades under the name Travel Turkey, is the latest casualty of worsening times for the travel industry.
The north London-based firm primarily organises package tours to Turkey through flights chartered through Onur Air.
The CAA said holidaymakers were covered by the Atol protection scheme, and that it was rechartering planes from Onur to ensure that disruption was kept to a minimum.
It will also mean that 460 people who have future holidays booked through K&S will see their travel plans dashed.
They will be entitled to a full refund through the Atol scheme, the CAA said.
