UK airport disruption due to Volcanic Ash
Date published: 16 April 2010Due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland, ABTA is urging customers to liaise with their travel provider or airline for the latest information in relation to their travel plans.
If you are overseas and are unable to travel back to the UK, it is important that you contact your travel provider or airline to discuss what options are available. This is an unusual circumstance and different providers will have different policies.
Also, insurance policies vary and it’s important that you contact your insurer for information on whether or not you are covered.
Many airlines and tour operators have posted statements on their websites and this information will be updated on a regular basis until the situation returns to normal, at this stage no timescales have been indicated.
Further information for customers and members can also be found on www.abta.com.
For further information
Sean Tipton, Senior Press Officer, tel: 020 3117 0513
Frances Tuke, Public Relations Manager, tel: 020 3117 0514, Mobile 07850 712325, Out of Hours: Contact the Duty Press Officer via pager: 07659 190987
E-mail: press@abta.co.uk
Web: www.abta.com
Notes to editors
ABTA – The Travel Association was founded in 1950 and currently has 1,351 members with 5,700 outlets. Members include travel agents, tour operators and support services right across the spectrum from small family-owned businesses to the largest tour operators.
ABTA is the largest travel association in the UK and its members provide 90% of the foreign package holidays in the UK as well as selling millions of independent travel arrangements.
In 2008 ABTA merged with the Federation of Tour Operators [FTO], thereby cementing its role as the leading travel association and increasing benefits for both ABTA and FTO members. Both the ABTA brand which is highly recognised by consumers and the FTO brand which is well known in destinations will be retained.
As part of its comprehensive package of services to members, ABTA, as a non-party political organisation works to represent the interests of its Members to government and key opinion formers in the UK and EU.
