CAA starts formal investigation into Clive Allard’s company
The Civil Aviation Authority has begun a formal investigation into Blue Skies Travel (UK), which went into voluntary liquidation late last year.
The CAA confirmed it has started a formal investigation into ‘potential breaches of the ATOL regulations’ following complaints by a number of customers who booked with the company.
Customers had accused the agency of taking money but not confirming travel reservations.
Some say they were never issued with an ATOL, despite claims by Blue Skies Travel (UK) that it was acting as an agent for ATOL-holder Major Travel.
Blue Skies Travel (UK) Ltd, which traded as Bright Skies Travel and Fly Vacations, is run by Clive Allard, the former boss of Travellers Cities which collapsed in 2012 leaving agents out of pocket.
It is not in any way connected to Cardiff-based Blue Skies Travel, part of Hays Travel.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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