K and S Holidays gone bust

[PAXboy]

when are the media going to highlight the lost jobs and ruined futures of the thousands of aviation industry staff and give us a break from the so very boring stories of stranded passengers

The answer to that is so staggeringly obvious - it does not have to be stated.

During the last recessions (early 80s and early 90s) the TV did keep a running total of jobs lost. ITN in particular devoted much time to it. BUT now we have a dumbed down nation, who do not want to look at the wider intellectual picture. Take this simple vox pop that I heard on Radio 4 (BBC National radio) last Friday from a stranded pax: "I think it's disgusting that no one is here to sort this out." The bloke imagined that someone was going to help him. I was brought up on caveat emptor and informed that I was not going to be bailed out.

Yet again, people want cheap travel and then bleat when the risk they took is called. Across the world, too many people (bankers in particular) thought that the gravy train would continue. It was never going to do that.