Most Flybe bookings are not Atol-protected, leaving consumers battling to claw payments back via other routes
are struggling to get their money back as they face having to pay for costly new bookings to get to their destinations on time.
Mr Reid said he spent three hours on the phone with his debit card issuer, Lloyds Bank, only to be told they could not help him and that he should call back later in the week for further advice.“We’ve got a hotel and ski hire and transfers as well. Basically, I’ve spent £2,000 on a ski holiday for a week and I’ve no way of getting there,” said Mr Reid.
“Being a musician I had a gig that night in Cornwall and I really didn’t want to let anybody down. So I basically arranged a train journey that took about seven-and-a-half hours to get home,” he toldMr Eadie had already spent £75 on his flight from Manchester to Cornwall, but had to spend a further £127 on the train journey.
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