FlyGlobespan enters administration

An operation is under way to fly back to the UK thousands of people left stranded after Flyglobespan, Scotland's biggest airline, collapsed.

Its parent company, Globespan, entered administration on Wednesday, with all flights cancelled and 800 jobs going.

About 4,500 passengers are stranded - mostly in Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Egypt. The Civil Aviation Authority will be repatriating about 1,100.

The carrier operates from a number of UK airports with some scheduled and charter flights, as well as leasing aircraft and operating military contracts.