Crew stranded in Delhi, Goa as Scots airline goes bust

Scotland's biggest airline collapsed last night after failing to secure a multi-million-pound rescue package.
Around 800 jobs will be lost at Flyglobespan and about 5000 holidaymakers have been left stranded abroad.
A further 5000 face missing out on Christmas and New Year holidays. And up to 90,000 people may have booked flights-and been left with no cover or protection.
Last night, scores of crew members were left jobless and stranded around the world.
Last night,it was claimed that between 30 and 40 crew had been stranded in New Delhi, India - though their hotel bills had been paid through until January 3. There are also crews stranded in Goa, Saudi Arabia, Ascencion Island in the mid-Atlantic and the Falkland Islands.
One crew was flown from Glasgow to London City Airport moments before the collapse of the company. They too are now stranded.
Cabin crew member Scott Wilkie learned the company had collapsed in the middle of his Christmas dinner when he got a text from a colleague.
Around 40 workers at Globespan's Glasgow airport-based handling company also face losing their jobs. Alba Ground Handling were bought over by Globespan after setting up as an independent company.
Cabin crew claim rumours were rife that Globespan was owed millions of pounds by a credit card processing company.
Last night, one Globespan flight arrived at Glasgow airport from Egypt.Those passengers were the lucky ones. Hundreds of passengers were due to fly out from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen in the next few days.
Flyglobespan, who carried around 1.5million passengers last year, had appeared to be performing well in a difficult market. Earlier this year, they unveiled an operating profit of £1.2million - compared with a loss of around £19million the previous year.
Administrators said the firm had been unable to secure extra funding because of a loss of confidence in the sector following the collapse of other airlines.
17/12/09 Tom Hamilton/Daily Record.co.uk, UK

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