LONDON -- The demise of British travel agency Thomas Cook Group has disrupted the plans of about 600,000 travelers around the world.
Thomas Cook was serving 150,000 British citizens and 450,000 other customers when its compulsory liquidation was announced Monday. Most of its U.K. clientele is expected to return home within two weeks, thanks to protections under state-run travel insurance. The British government ordered 45 chartered planes to pick up travelers marooned abroad.
