The unions encourage the government to intervene and revive Thomas Cook
Trade union leaders are urging the government to intervene in the Thomas Cook crisis following news that the German airline's subsidiary of the travel giant is receiving funding to help secure a rescue deal.
Condor receives six months of funding from the German government, worth a reported £ 350 million, to continue operating.
The wholly owned German airline Thomas Cook receives six months of funding from the government to secure its own rescue agreement. https://t.co/0rHdrefYfLebrit19659002vard— BALPA (@BALPApilots) September 25, 2019
Thousands of workers in the UK have lost their jobs and are facing a fight to receive any severance pay after Thomas Cook's departure business Monday.
Brian Strutton, Secretary General of the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) said: "Good luck to Condor staff and customers, but with holidaymakers in the UK stranded and 9,000 employees out of a job, Thomas Cook directors must explain why the British airline had to be shut down, but the German was allowed to continue operating.
"How was it financed because it seems like there is nothing left in the coffin of UK employees?
"And why couldn't the British government give the same form of bridging as the German government when it became known that Thomas Cook had a Chinese buyer lined up? It is a national scandal."
Manuel Cortes, Secretary-General of the Transport Salaried Staffs & # 39; Association said: "Unlike our Prime Minister, the German government does not for one second think that spending public money to save jobs is a moral hazard.
" (Boris) Johnson should get rid of his financial studies and live, like the German government, in the real world.
TSSA Secretary-General @Manuel_TSSA responded to news about the German government brought #condorairlines – part of the collapsed #ThomasCook business – by saying "if government intervention is good for the Germans, it should be good for us as well." https://t.co/ZYLKCnXxes pic. twitter.com/grGd9KNY8a
– TSSA (@TSSAunion) September 24, 2019
“The problem is not a moral hazard, it is the immorality of his government that did not even lift the little finger to save 9000 jobs. [1 9659002] "The British assets of Thomas Cook must be taken into public ownership, and just as the Germans have done, the company can recover from the ashes.
" If government intervention is good for the Germans, it should be good for us as well. also. "
Richard Moriarty, chief executive of the British Aviation Authority, said that 95% of people were flown home on the original departure date at the end of the holiday.
“We have now operated over 130 flights during the first two days of this operation, returning nearly 30,000 people to the UK.
"I would like those remaining on vacation to enjoy the rest of their stay because we aim to also fly you home on the day you were originally booked to fly with Thomas Cook, or very shortly thereafter.
“This is still a very complex operation and I would like to thank the holidaymakers for their patience, as there are likely to be some drawbacks and disruptions.
"I would also like to emphasize my thanks to the British aviation industry and our partners who have provided us with incredible support for what is the UK's largest peacetime home service."
