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Flights secured for stranded passengers

Great Escapes - Has ceased trading
Great Escapes - Has ceased trading

The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) has said that it has secured two more flights for passengers who have been inconvenienced by the collapse of tour operator Great Escapes.

This means that of the four flights which were outstanding this morning only one still has to be accommodated.

The Commission says that all of those holidaymakers who were abroad should be able to return home without too much inconvenience to their original travel plans.

The first of these flights is due to return on Friday.

Great Escapes, which was based in Swinford, ceased trading with immediate effect.

A recorded message on the tour operator's switchboard this morning broke news to customers that the firm is no longer operating.

Another 400 people who were due to fly from Ireland in the coming weeks have also lost out on their holidays.

The CAR says it is extremely unlikely that existing bookings made with the company will be honoured.

The company is also known as Ronane Travel Ltd. Customers can contact the commission to claim a refund.

It has already organised a return flight for a group of 79 people currently in Portugal - that group will arrive into Knock Airport as scheduled tomorrow night at 9pm.

A statement from Ronane Travel Ltd said the: '[The company] very much regrets the inconvenience caused to its customers and is co-operating fully with the Commission for Aviation Regulation in resolving the present difficulties.'