Dave Thompson MSP

Dave Thompson MSP has welcomed moves to put E-Clear, who reportedly owe collapsed airline company FlyGlobespan up to £35 million, into administration as part of efforts to recover the monies owed to Globespan customers.

However, he has urged greater protection for online customers and raised concerns that this situation could have led to the loss of hundreds of jobs unnecessarily.

Dave Thompson, who is a Vice President of the Trading Standards Institute of the UK, has welcomed this but has called for online customers to get more protection from the industry.  The SNP MSP for the Highlands and Islands said:

“If the administrators can recover any money from E-Clear, it may repay credit card companies who have paid out to their customers, but the people who have really lost out are those who have booked online with debit cards.

“The current system gives them no insurance and no support.  It is these people who are dependant on the money being recouped by the auditors and I hope that sufficient funds are available to help them.

“If any constituents from the Highlands and Islands are having problems recovering any monies paid by them to Globespan via E-Clear, I would urge them to contact me at my office on 01349 864701 or through my website www.davethompsonmsp.org and I will do my very best to help them in this very difficult time.”