Relaunch, here is the article to which I refer - it is from the IOM Newspapers
DARTS TEAM LOSES CASH AFTER AIRLINE COLLAPSE
A WOMENS’ darts team is furious after losing almost £900 following the collapse of Blackpool airline Comed Aviation in February.
Members of the Christabels team from the Central Hotel in Peel chartered a flight at a cost of £89 each for Saturday, May 5 to take them on their annual weekend trip to England.
When they heard Comed had gone bust they contacted the airline only to be passed on to the receivers, who told them it was unlikely they’d ever see their cash again.
The team, which lies just below mid-table in the Ladies’ Western League, has since been making every effort to raise the £500 to cover the cost of taking the boat and a minibus in order to still have their weekend in Blackpool next month.
Team treasurer Joan Corkill has had a letter from the receivers.
She explained: ‘It basically said it isn’t likely that we will get anything back.
‘We feel that we have been ripped off. When we tried to book it Comed said they could not accept the booking without the money up front.
‘They must have known that things were bad but they were still taking bookings and we feel annoyed that if they knew they were going under why they were still prepared to take the money.’
Joan added: ‘We save our money through the year, putting some away each week. The weekend we wanted to go on the flight to Blackpool was booked up and someone suggested chartering a plane so that is what we did.’
Charles MacMillan of receiver BDO Stoy Hayward in Manchester said he was looking into the conduct of Comed’s directors.
He explained: ‘It is the receiver’s duty under statute to investigate the conduct of the directors and issue a report which has to be published within six months.
‘It is then up to the Department of Trade as to whether it wants to bring any action as a result of the report.’
Mr MacMillan confirmed there was ‘absolutely no chance’ of Joan and her team getting a refund
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