In this image provided by Simon Stirrat, Monarch Airlines passengers are directed to the airline desk at London’s Gatwick Airport, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. Troubled British carrier Monarch Airlines has suspended flights after failing to resolve its financial woes. (Simon Stirrat via AP) (Associated Press)LONDON — British authorities are scrambling to bring home 110,000 travelers after Monarch Airlines collapsed Monday, cancelling all flights by what had been Britain’s fifth biggest carrier. Passengers who were preparing to leave the U.K. on Monarch flights should not go to the airport. “We ask customers to bear with us as we work around the clock to bring everyone home.”Monarch’s collapse represents the biggest ever failure of a British airline.

Source: Washington Post October 02, 2017 06:57 UTC