but once in majorca, the authorities get as many holidaymakers as possible on board.mas cook flights scheduled to leave palma today for uk airports. with this giant aircraft, those seven flights become one into manchester. it's been absolutely fabulous. the holiday has been fabulous. the information was fabulous. we have to get to manchester — we live in brighton, so we've got to get a coach down. so what? people have lost theirjobs. it's all been fabulous. it was worrying, but then things have gone quite smooth. after a while, initially, yes, it was worrying. very lucky. very lucky, considering all of the staff who have lost theirjobs and people who have lost their holidays. we managed to finish ours, so you can't say any more than that, really. then, the flight back and the paper cups a reminder about who was supposed to fly them home. but some did travel in style for the first time. never thought i would see the day that we would be sat in business class, i think it's ace! we couldn't believe it when we came up the steps. we're in business class, aren't we? brillia

but once in majorca, the authorities get as many holidaymakers as possible on board.even thomas cook flights scheduled to leave palma today for uk airports. with this giant aircraft, those seven flights become one into manchester. it's been absolutely fabulous. the holiday has been fabulous. the information was fabulous. we have to get to manchester — we live in brighton, so we've got to get a coach down. so what? people have lost theirjobs. it's all been fabulous. it was worrying, but then things have gone quite smooth. after a while, initially, yes, it was worrying. very lucky. very lucky, considering all of the staff who have lost theirjobs and people who have lost their holidays. we managed to finish ours, so you can't say any more than that, really. then, the flight back and the paper cups a reminder about who was supposed to fly them home. but some did travel in style for the first time. never thought i would see the day that we would be sat in business class, i think it's ace! we couldn't believe it when we came up the steps. we're in business class, aren't we?

as my colleague gavin lee witnessed first hand in majorca.thomas cook run hotel in palma, and we are told by staff everything is ok but management will not speak to us. they've got security here for the first time. they are quite nervous. it's one of a number of hotels we understand are waiting to be paid in arrears from thomas cook and meantime, they are still having to look after customers too. reception don't know what is happening. they said yes, the hotel is open at the moment. we feel like at any moment we are vulnerable and could be asked to leave. thomas cook customers had paid for their holidays, but many hotels which were owed money by the company were initially unaware that they had been refunded by the uk's atol travel insurance scheme and some were demanding people pay for a second time. we went out for dinner last night and came back to the hotel and we couldn't get into our room. we went downstairs to the lobby and the lady said basically give us 340 euros and you can get back into your room. so that is what we had to do. it wa