Primera Air collapse: CAA will not rescue stranded passengers

The CAA has said it will not intervene to bring UK passengers home following the collapse of Primera Air, which has left thousands of people stranded abroad and holiday plans ruined. The CAA said it was not obliged to mount an operation because the airline was not covered by its Atol protection scheme. The regulator said passengers who had already flown would have to make their own arrangements to return home and should contact their insurer or travel agent for assistance. A spokesman said the regulator was trying to ascertain the number of UK passengers affected. An airlines analyst at Moody’s said Primera Air’s collapse was “yet more evidence of the challenges faced by European airlines, namely strong competition and increasing fuel prices". <br/>