Thomas Cook rules out compensation for no-deal Brexit disruption

British tourists travelling with Thomas Cook will not receive compensation or expenses should their flights be grounded as a result of a no-deal Brexit, the company has said. The airline and tour operator, changed its terms and conditions to reflect the risk of the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal, including on aviation. Thomas Cook has designated a no-deal Brexit as being akin to other situations it cannot control such as “civil unrest or events arising out of political instability”, in its conditions. While the company will continue to refund the cost if a flight is cancelled, the change will mean it is not obliged to pay additional compensation. Last week, the EC president, Jean-Claude Juncker, confirmed that “if everything goes wrong … British planes will not be able to land on the European continent”. <br/>