Reforms to let financially stricken airlines keep flying, and protect passengers from being stranded by a sudden collapse, will be sought by the government following the demise of Monarch. The pledge came as the Labour party and unions demanded a full investigation into Monarch’s failure, including the costs to the taxpayer of repatriating 110,000 Monarch passengers from foreign destinations. The collapse of Monarch: inside the doomed airline in its last days Read moreGrayling said: “All parties considered options to avoid the collapse of the company. Balpa, the union representing about 400 pilots who lost their jobs at Monarch, called on the transport select committee to investigate the circumstances of the collapse. The CAA has brought back the majority of Monarch customers abroad in its two-week operation.

Source: The Guardian October 09, 2017 18:29 UTC