Malaysia Airlines join in global traveller rescue after Thomas Cook collapse | Malay Mail

Malaysia Airlines deployed one of its Airbus A380s to assist in bringing air travellers back to the UK after Thomas Cook entered into forced liquidation yesterday that resulted in all its scheduled flights being cancelled. — AFP pic

The bankruptcy had left around 150,000 British travellers stranded abroad and disrupted travel plans for an estimated 600,000 people., authorities impounded the first Thomas Cook planes at 11.59pm yesterday, and early today, the Malaysia Airlines A380 was seen leaving Manchester seemingly bound for Malaysia to rescue stranded passengers of Thomas Cook under what is being called “Project Matterhorn”.

Thomas Cook finally collapsed yesterday after over a decade of financial trouble following an ultimately disastrous merger in 2007. The CAA has said that they have put together a fleet of 40 aircraft and will begin flying people home starting today through October 6.

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