Hundreds stranded abroad as airline goes bust

HUNDREDS of Irish holiday-makers have been left stranded overseas after the collapse of one of Britain’s largest tour operators.

Many were left scrambling to find emergency accommodation in Greece and Spain when they realised their XL Holidays flights had been grounded.

The tour operator was part of the XL Leisure Group which went intoadministration in the early hours of Thursday morning, crushed by rising fuel costsand the credit crunch.