ANXIOUS East Lancashire holidaymakers awaited their fate after a frantic weekend at travel agents.
Dozens of offices opened their doors following the collapse of giant tour operators International Leisure Group.
Nearly all the people due to leave at the weekend eventually got replacement holidays but there were fears that there would not be enough aircraft following the loss of Air Europe.
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