Jetline Travel ceases trading as Atol holder

Jetline Travel has ceased trading as an Atol holder, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed.

The company, which is the parent of brands including Jetline Cruise and Jetline Holidays, was set up in 2000 and held a licence for 4,750 passengers.

The CAA confirmed on March 6 that the company had failed, following an earlier announcement from Carnival cruise brands that they had cancelled some future bookings made through the company and taken the remaining bookings over directly.

Jetline Travel, based in Barnet, north London, had transaction turnover of £28 million in 2023 and operating profit of £655,000, according to its most recent set of accounts.

It traded under a wide range of other names including Bargain Late Holidays, Best Priced Holidays, Clearsky Holidays, Deal of the Day Holidays and Save on Sun.

Jetline Holidays resigned its membership from Abta in November 2020, saying it no longer needed the bond as it was moving away from selling travel as a retailer.

The CAA said: “Jetline Travel Ltd Atol 6153 has ceased trading as an Atol holder on 6th March 2025.

“Bookings sold as accommodation only, Non-flight Packages & Cruise Only Bookings which do not include a flight element are not protected by the Atol scheme.

“We understand that Jetline Travel Ltd acted as agents for other Atol holders, these bookings are not protected under the Atol of Jetline Travel Ltd. Check your Atol Certificate under the ‘Who is protecting your trip?’ section, this will show who the responsible Atol holder is. If the protector of your trip is still trading, you should contact that Atol holder for further assistance.”

The CAA advised customers already overseas on Atol-protected bookings that their return flights remain valid, and said it was speaking to service providers for other elements to ensure they continue as planned.

The authority said flights for Atol bookings due to depart may still be valid, but advised customers to check with their airline. It added payments to other service providers have not been made and they would therefore need to be rebooked.

It warned: “To avoid any issues in resort, you should confirm the cost of all the services in advance of travel where possible.

“Please note that if you choose to travel and use your valid flight, you are not protected under The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 as your package travel provider has ceased to trade.

“You will therefore be responsible for any risks arising from each individual element of your trip which would have previously been protected.”

It concluded: “We are currently collating information from the company, and we will update this page shortly with instructions for Jetline Travel Ltd Atol-protected bookings on how to make a claim.”