Lapland holidays under threat

CHRISTMAS could be cancelled for more than 700 children and their parents as doubts remain over whether a Dublin tour operator will be able to go ahead with its plans to fly them to Lapland to meet Santa Claus later this month.

United Travel is currently prohibited from trading, despite having already received around 1,000 bookings for its annual package holiday to Lapland this year.

One flight due to depart next Friday has already been cancelled, while question marks remain over whether eight other flights due to leave later this month will now proceed as planned.