Originally Posted by
Jonty
And that is exactly what is happening, the problem is most of Monarchs passengers are not covered by it, so the government is picking up the tab to bring those passengers home.
This is not true, I came back from Palma to Gatwick on a rescue flight and we were all given forms from the CAA to enable them to recover charges of cancelled scheduled flights from credit card and insurance companies.
I have to say I was impressed by the whole organisation of the operation and whilst I had to be bussed up to Manchester, that was a minor inconvenience compared to the trauma suffered by the staff who have lost their jobs.