The British Broadcasting Corp. said 4,500 Flyglobespan passengers were overseas in Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Egypt. The Civil Aviation Authority said it would provide flights for about 1,100 passengers stuck in foreign lands. About 3,400 others who booked flights directly through Flyglobespan, however, would left to fend for themselves, the report said Wednesday.
Ryanair and easyJet both offered "rescue" fares for stranded passengers.
Unite union official Fiona Farmer said work crews were "worried how they will get home and how they will support their families without a wage at Christmas."
Flyglobspan is relatively small carrier with 11 aircraft that fly 1.5 million passengers a year.
After losing $36 million 2007, it's fifth year in business, the airline, which has 800 employees, said it had an operating profit of $1.9 million in 2008.
However, the declining business environment forced it to abandon its Durham Tees Valley airport services this year, the BBC said.
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