英國旅行社XL破產後，近9萬遊客滯留海外，英國民航管理局正在設法安排他們回國。
此前，英國第三大旅行社XL宣布破產，導致其旗下21架客機停飛。
英國民航管理局正在租用英航等其它航空公司的飛機安排滯留國外的游客回國。
民航管理局同時設法把他們送上其它飛往英國有空位的航班。
維珍航空公司也向滯留在美國佛羅裡達和加勒比海地區的XL旅行社遊客提供廉價單程回國機票。
受燃料價格高漲和經濟下滑等因素的影響，XL旅行社資金周轉不靈，12日凌晨突然宣佈破產倒閉。
該公司一千多名員工已經下崗。
民航管理局稱，在破產前，尚有20萬人次預定了XL出遊計劃。
XL旅行集團總裁懷亞特對於公司破產"悲痛欲絕"，他說"我個人與公司董事們已盡一切力量尋找新的資金，但無力回天。"
XL Leisure Group Plc, XL Airways UK Limited, Excel Aviation Limited, Explorer House Limited, Aspire Holidays Limited, Freedom Flights Limited, Freedom Flights (Aviation) Limited, The Really Great Holiday Company plc, Medlife Hotels Limited, Travel City Flights Limited, Kosmar Villa Holidays plc – All in Administration (the Companies)
On 12 September 2008, Alastair Beveridge, Nick Cropper, Simon Appell and Stuart Mackellar were appointed as Joint Administrators of the Companies by the Court.
The Companies entered into Administration having suffered as a result of volatile fuel prices, the economic downturn, and were unable to obtain further funding.
The Joint Administrators cannot continue trading the business and therefore all flights operated by the Companies have been immediately cancelled and the aircraft grounded. Going forward, the Joint Administrators are unlikely to be able to trade the business or operate the aircraft.
All passengers who have yet to commence their travel should make alternative arrangements as detailed below.
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