I was trying to keep this in the back of my head, but I know I have to confront it sooner or later.
CBC News: Passengers of collapsed discount airline Zoom seek new flights
CBC News: Lobster business reeling from Zoom collapse
BBC News: Musicians caught in Zoom collapse
BBC News: Flights low note for male choir
My flight home from Paris in late September doesn’t exist anymore, thanks to Zoom’s announcement. I had already known about the news since Thursday night (Irish time), but when the travel agent with whom I booked the flights e-mailed me about it, and it was marked URGENT, I knew this was big. And just as big will be finding something remotely cheap to replace my Zoom flight. And one-way flights are not remotely cheap.
I spent Friday in Westport, a nice-enough small town in northwestern Ireland. One of the first things I did was to find a travel agency to give me an idea of the prices, and it’s not looking good – €1600 (CAD 2500)!
In the intervening five hours or so between when I leave my Westport hostel and I board my bus to Achill Island, I will have to contact my credit card company to request a “denial of service” refund. But I’m not letting this get me down. It’s a few days away yet, and I certainly wouldn’t mind another few days (or weeks) exploring France…
Next: a few relaxing days on another island.
