ScotTravel leaves travellers stranded
Updated on 04 June 2009
A Scottish travel company has ceased trading leaving around 1,300 customers abroad, the Civil Aviation Authority has said.
ScotTravel Holidays Limited, based in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, specialised in holidays to Turkey.
The CAA said it would be making arrangements for customers protected by the Air Travel Organisers Licence (ATOL) 5787 to complete their holidays and fly home.
It advised clients not to go to their departure airport as all holidays have been cancelled.
ScotTravel holidays were mainly sold through travel agents, but also direct through the company's websites scottravelholidays.co.uk and guletcruiseonline.co.uk.
A statement on the ScotTravel Holidays website said: "We regret to inform you that as from June 4, 2009 ScotTravel Holidays has ceased trading."
It added: "Any customers with enquiries should refer to the CAA website at www.caa.co.uk. For any forward departures passengers should not make their way to the airport."
The CAA said it will be making arrangements to ensure customers on the firm's air holidays can remain in their holiday accommodation and fly home at the end of their vacation.
The CAA said: "This is a developing situation and further information will be made available on the CAA website when it is available."
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