14 Sep 2008 13:08
we have just been caught up in all the k and s at manchester
having checked in and boarding cards in hand .......only to be told the company had gone bust totally gutted
7 of us plus around another 40 or so
still not sunk in at all , busy trying to find another holiday to icmeler , but don't hold out much hope at all
total farce , and a big thank you to all the ignorant and unhelpful staff in manchester airport !!!
having checked in and boarding cards in hand .......only to be told the company had gone bust totally gutted
7 of us plus around another 40 or so
still not sunk in at all , busy trying to find another holiday to icmeler , but don't hold out much hope at all
total farce , and a big thank you to all the ignorant and unhelpful staff in manchester airport !!!
14 Sep 2008 13:37
louisbourg wrote:we have just been caught up in all the k and s at manchester
having checked in and boarding cards in hand .......only to be told the company had gone bust totally gutted
7 of us plus around another 40 or so
still not sunk in at all , busy trying to find another holiday to icmeler , but don't hold out much hope at all
total farce , and a big thank you to all the ignorant and unhelpful staff in manchester airport !!!
I feel so sorry for you, that must have been so upsetting, to find out after checking in aswell. I hope you find another holiday as soon as possible.
14 Sep 2008 15:06
peli wrote:Bob on Steve
I mentioned in an earlier post somewhere its heading towards a
"Monopoly",
But I wonder if the monopolies commision will ever step in on this???
Mind you, knowing this bloody lot!!, "The Goverment"..Well!!!
Peli
Probably wont step in.
The problem is now there is no competetion. Onur air are cheap if you get in there early but if you don't get in there early they can actually be the most expensive. I am hopeing Jet2 will be cheap when they fly to Dalaman, but I read something a while ago and he was saying he wouldn't be suprised if they go under. Mind you saying that he is always makeing outlandish remarks about competitors.
Steve
14 Sep 2008 16:07
Trish wrote:louisbourg wrote:we have just been caught up in all the k and s at manchester
having checked in and boarding cards in hand .......only to be told the company had gone bust totally gutted
7 of us plus around another 40 or so
still not sunk in at all , busy trying to find another holiday to icmeler , but don't hold out much hope at all
total farce , and a big thank you to all the ignorant and unhelpful staff in manchester airport !!!
I feel so sorry for you, that must have been so upsetting, to find out after checking in aswell. I hope you find another holiday as soon as possible.
thank you trish
been surfing all afternoon , even went into thomas cooks in town , and absolutely nothing at all ,
everyone is cashing in , the prices are sky high ,
i don't think we will get to icmeler , even considered any where in turkey , when you are ready to go , its soul destroying
when we were in manchester this morning we even asked at the turkish air lines for flights .......... flying tonight was £580 per person
sharon xx
14 Sep 2008 16:36
I'm sorry for the language here but why the bloody hell are we surprised that the robbing b******** wouldn't leech us when a competitor goes under. Lets face it they dont give a toss about the likes of the normal man and woman in the street, they want to line their pockets. I would like to know what the credit card companys are going to do now with all the compensation when you pay by credit card...you bet your arse things will change.
14 Sep 2008 17:57
I am Joe Soap who should know nothing about anything, yet I knew around a month or more ago that XL were due to go belly up because Barclays could no longer finance their massive £170 million pound debt.
This was in the public domain yet ABTA, ATOL, BAA and all and sundry did not know that this was about to happen. Heads in the sand or what? Cynic me? Yes
There must be a larger agenda involved especially when you see the immedaite response from the two big players, do I have to mention them, who are probably supporting and massaging our Government in some shape or form. In the following day's papers the big two had adverts in place to try and help the poor punters . This was pre-prepared and ready for insertion with advance knowledge.
Holiday makers have been treated as cattle since cheap flights/holidays began and this will not change under any government.
This was in the public domain yet ABTA, ATOL, BAA and all and sundry did not know that this was about to happen. Heads in the sand or what? Cynic me? Yes
There must be a larger agenda involved especially when you see the immedaite response from the two big players, do I have to mention them, who are probably supporting and massaging our Government in some shape or form. In the following day's papers the big two had adverts in place to try and help the poor punters . This was pre-prepared and ready for insertion with advance knowledge.
Holiday makers have been treated as cattle since cheap flights/holidays began and this will not change under any government.
14 Sep 2008 18:25
Louisbourg, I hope ny some miracle you get your holiday, it must be devastating. My heart goes out to you
14 Sep 2008 18:36
i was on k and s site last night and they were still taking bookings but flights were too dear
14 Sep 2008 19:57
imagine they were trying to get the last bit of peoples hard earned money
still trying ........still nothing tomorrow is a new day
sharon
still trying ........still nothing
tomorrow is a new day
sharon
14 Sep 2008 21:26
Weetooney wrote
I totaly agree withn you on this one. If the 2 big players had an inkling that this was going to happen, then surely some one within our goverment must also of known, and if so why did they allow them to carry on trading and taking peoples hard earnt savings when they were on the brink of going under? They have stated on TV that they must allow them to keep trading to see if they could recover and make a u turn , but any one with any brains would know that if you are £170 million in the red a few thousand holiday makers bookings would not of helped them out of the situation they were in. In respect of the credit card insurance, I wonder how long it will be before they will not cover you for flights or holidays. That would be a big blow to all of us all who use the cards as a bit of insurance, and, all caused because those who knew it was going to happen, let it. If I was the credit card insurer I would sue the a**e of those who allowed it to carry on.
There must be a larger agenda involved especially when you see the immedaite response from the two big players, do I have to mention them, who are probably supporting and massaging our Government in some shape or form. In the following day's papers the big two had adverts in place to try and help the poor punters . This was pre-prepared and ready for insertion with advance knowledge.
I totaly agree withn you on this one. If the 2 big players had an inkling that this was going to happen, then surely some one within our goverment must also of known, and if so why did they allow them to carry on trading and taking peoples hard earnt savings when they were on the brink of going under? They have stated on TV that they must allow them to keep trading to see if they could recover and make a u turn , but any one with any brains would know that if you are £170 million in the red a few thousand holiday makers bookings would not of helped them out of the situation they were in. In respect of the credit card insurance, I wonder how long it will be before they will not cover you for flights or holidays. That would be a big blow to all of us all who use the cards as a bit of insurance, and, all caused because those who knew it was going to happen, let it. If I was the credit card insurer I would sue the a**e of those who allowed it to carry on.
15 Sep 2008 18:57
well thank you to all of you for your thoughts and offers of help , we are very greatful
after another day of phone calling , surfing , we finally have a holiday
we are going to altinkum on friday 26th sept .....we figured we wouldn't go any where else except turkey ,
even though we had no possibility of getting to icmeler AT ALL
flights to dalaman were just TOO too high
holidays that were £299 2 weeks ago are now £799 well good luck to goldtrail and all the others in trying to sell them .......
so thank you again
sharon xx
after another day of phone calling , surfing , we finally have a holiday
we are going to altinkum on friday 26th sept .....we figured we wouldn't go any where else except turkey ,
even though we had no possibility of getting to icmeler AT ALL
flights to dalaman were just TOO too high
holidays that were £299 2 weeks ago are now £799
well good luck to goldtrail and all the others in trying to sell them .......
so thank you again
sharon xx
15 Sep 2008 19:45
The holiday I was going to book to Gran Canaria for week before xmas has suddenly shot up. Wish i'd booked it now.
Steve
Steve
15 Sep 2008 21:14
louisbourg wrote:well thank you to all of you for your thoughts and offers of help , we are very greatful
after another day of phone calling , surfing , we finally have a holiday
we are going to altinkum on friday 26th sept .....we figured we wouldn't go any where else except turkey ,
even though we had no possibility of getting to icmeler AT ALL
flights to dalaman were just TOO too high
holidays that were £299 2 weeks ago are now £799
so thank you again
sharon xx
It's so good to hear you've found another holiday, I hope the sharks don't sell any holidays to vulnerable people , they don't deserve the custom, on the back of such upset! Have a great holiday.
15 Sep 2008 21:28
my daughters holiday on 29th sept has been cancelled and she was flying from belfast to dalaman on a t....... C.......flight. The reason being she has been told is that the company she booked with depended on a lot of profit makin from xl and now that they are no more, then the travel company is now also no more
16 Sep 2008 01:16
With lehman going bust no one is safe now.
Geovil
Geovil
16 Sep 2008 07:17
It was in the paper yeserday that travel turkey have gone bust aswell!
16 Sep 2008 07:29
victoria b wrote:my daughters holiday on 29th sept has been cancelled and she was flying from belfast to dalaman on a t....... C.......flight. The reason being she has been told is that the company she booked with depended on a lot of profit makin from xl and now that they are no more, then the travel company is now also no more
But thats not T.... C..... fault! its the agent
16 Sep 2008 07:35
zoe_clark wrote:It was in the paper yeserday that travel turkey have gone bust aswell!
Was that not the name that K&S were trading under? So it's not another firm, but part of the same one?
16 Sep 2008 19:05
I think its the same one,but i am not sure.
17 Sep 2008 08:34
My friends mother in law went into a well known high street holiday firm by the name of T----- C--- to pay for her holiday with cash ,the asistant said , you would be better paying by credit card . The lady said why is there a problem to which the re-ply was not that i am aware off but better to be safe than sorry.
Makes you think dont it.
Makes you think dont it.