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| A travel company specialising in holidays in Turkey has gone bust, the Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed. | A travel company specialising in holidays in Turkey has gone bust, the Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed. |
| ScotTravel Holidays, based in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, has an estimated 1,500 customers abroad. | |
| The CAA said it would be making arrangements for them to complete their holidays and fly home. | The CAA said it would be making arrangements for them to complete their holidays and fly home. |
| Anyone due to fly out on a ScotTravel holiday has been advised not to go to their departure airport as all holidays have been cancelled. | Anyone due to fly out on a ScotTravel holiday has been advised not to go to their departure airport as all holidays have been cancelled. |
| ScotTravel mainly sold its holidays through travel agents, but they were also sold direct through the company website. | ScotTravel mainly sold its holidays through travel agents, but they were also sold direct through the company website. |
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| A statement on the website read: "We regret to inform you that as from 4 June 2009 ScotTravel Holidays has ceased trading. | A statement on the website read: "We regret to inform you that as from 4 June 2009 ScotTravel Holidays has ceased trading. |
| "Any customers with enquiries should refer to the CAA website at www.caa.co.uk. For any forward departures passengers should not make their way to the airport." | "Any customers with enquiries should refer to the CAA website at www.caa.co.uk. For any forward departures passengers should not make their way to the airport." |
| One customer booked to fly next week told BBC Scotland they had been contacted and informed they should be able to get their money back in three to four months time. | One customer booked to fly next week told BBC Scotland they had been contacted and informed they should be able to get their money back in three to four months time. |
| Frances Tuke, from the travel association ABTA, said: "We know that there are roughly 1,500 people in Turkey at the moment. | |
| "The CAA are very busy organising, making sure that those customers can continue with their holiday out in Turkey and will try and make sure that they return at a similar time as they were due to come back anyway." | |
| The firm held an Air Travel Organisers Licence (ATOL), which offers protection to holidaymakers from being stranded abroad or losing money when purchasing air holidays and flights. | The firm held an Air Travel Organisers Licence (ATOL), which offers protection to holidaymakers from being stranded abroad or losing money when purchasing air holidays and flights. |
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