Bucket and Spade Trade ?
Sorry - I have a home in ALC and I dont see myself as a "bucket and spade" pax as I spend about 14 weeks a year in Alicante - Santa Pola. You would be suprised how many people on the flight are not bucket and spade, going to Benidorm for example.
(BTW - there will be more bucket and spades going to the former Yugoslavia)
They pulled out because they didnt want to "compete" with WW and MON and they wanted to switch their resources elsewhere.
In any case - the point of my thread is that they did not treat the cancellation process with any kind of dignity, respect and customer care. Thats the real issue - what other business deal would YOU enter into, pay the full asking price and then the seller say - nah, dont want to sell you that now !
Imagine entering into a contract to buy a car and the dealer (after you had agreed the price and delivery date) changing his mind and selling to a higher paying customer.
Others may see a difference (because its a airline), but I dont !