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German government to compensate Thomas Cook tourists

On December 11, 20193:15 pmIn Newsby Emmanuel Okogba

Germany is set to hand out hundreds of millions of euros in compensation after it announced Wednesday support for tourists affected by the collapse of British travel group Thomas Cook. In a statement, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office said Berlin will reimburse “losses which have not been compensated” by the now insolvent package holiday group and
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Government to assist customers of bankrupt Thomas Cook Germany

On December 11, 20191:13 pmIn Newsby Temisan Amoye

Package holidaymakers hit by the bankruptcy of the Germany subsidiary of British tour operator, Thomas Cook Germany will receive financial assistance from the state, according to a statement by the company on Wednesday. The official announcement released in Berlin after a cabinet meeting, read in part: “The state will make good damage that is not
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UK to repatriate 16,000 people on fourth day of Thomas Cook collapse

On September 26, 20191:40 pmIn Newsby Nwafor

Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said more than 70 flights were scheduled for Thursday to bring back 16,000 people to the country following the collapse of Thomas Cook.

Thomas Cook airline in Nordic region to resume flights

On September 23, 201911:25 pmIn Newsby Nwafor

Flights operated by Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia were to resume Tuesday despite the bankruptcy of British travel group Thomas Cook, said Thomas Cook Group subsidiary Ving in Norway and Sweden.

Italy opens hotline for citizens stranded amid Thomas Cook collapse

On September 23, 20197:13 pmIn Newsby Nwafor

The Italian Foreign Ministry set up a crisis management group and opened a hotline on Monday to help nationals stranded abroad after UK travel operator Thomas Cook filed for bankruptcy.

China plans to extend curbs on international flights until June 30 – US embassy

Story of Thomas Cook, crisis embattled 178-years-old UK’s travel company

On September 23, 20194:23 pmIn Foreign, Newsby Rasheed Sobowale

Thomas Cook had two ambitions when he founded a travel company in 1841, to help Britons see the world and keep them sober. Cook, a 32-year-old cabinet maker, had the idea on the walk from his home in Market Harborough to a temperance meeting in Leicester. For the next meeting, Cook laid on a train,
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Thomas Cook collapse, ‘hard blow’ for Spanish tourism — Minister

On September 23, 20193:04 pmIn Newsby Nwafor

The collapse of British tour operator Thomas Cook will have “a very negative impact” on Spain, the country’s tourism minister Maria Reyes Maroto says.

Thomas Cook passengers applaud staff after final flight lands in UK

On September 23, 20192:43 pmIn Foreign, Newsby David O Royal

Thomas Cook staff were applauded after the travel company’s final flight landed in the UK today. The pilot of the Airbus A330 made an emotional address to passengers after touching down at Manchester Airport. Passengers told Sky News they comforted the crew, who faced possible redundancy, and held a “whip-round” for them on board the
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178 years-old Thomas Cook collapses, strands 600,000

On September 23, 20198:20 amIn Newsby Nwafor

Thomas Cook, the world’s oldest travel firm, collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history.