Thomas Cook staff in floods of tears as 21k employees left jobless

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ThomasCook staff in floods of tears as 21,000 employees left jobless by travel firm’s collapse

The workers were seen in tears at the company headquarters in PeterboroughThe company’s 21,000 employees, including 9,000 in the UK, have been made redundant.

"It was the best job to start my career. Met so many amazing people, learnt so many skills, got to join the best netball team and had 3 awesome holidays".

The travellers could be seen yelling "good luck Thomas Cook" in the video, which was posted online with the caption: "Dedicated Thomas Cook staff on last flight so sad @GMB". A fleet of 40 aircraft has been charted by the Civil Aviation Authority to lead the repatriation mission – an operation twice as big as that launched two years ago when Monarch Airlines collapsed – using jets from as far away as Malaysia.The Civil Aviation Authority’s Operation Matterhorn will coordinate the repatriation of customers at the end of their holiday.No. Unfortunately, only package holiday customers are covered by the company’s Atol licence.

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