About 25% of those stranded abroad with the collapse of Globespan and its airline FlyGlobespan are covered and will be repatriated by the Civil Aviation Authority.
But over 3,000 people are not. They will have to make their own arrangements.
The budget airlines Easyjet and Ryanair are offering discount rescue packages to help get people home.
If you are in contact with family and friends abroad who are in this position, you may want to read the details of the offers and pass them pass on along with their website addresses:
- Easyjet – http://corporate.easyjet.com/en/media/latest-news/news-year-2009/16-12-09.aspx
- Ryanair – http://www.ryanair.com/en/news/gen-en-161209
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