
At least two Manx residents were left high and dry after the collapse of one of Britain’s largest travel companies.
The XL Leisure group went bust on Thursday evening, stranding tens of thousands of Britons abroad.
It’s still unknown exactly how many Isle of Man people have been left in the lurch as people try to make alternative arrangements to fly home.
But Jan Wozniak of Freedom Travel says an Onchan couple on holiday in Egypt have already contacted him (audio file attached):
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