Jet2.com and EasyJet have bought all of collapsed tour operator Thomas Cook's landing slots in the UK, the company's liquidators have said.
EasyJet acquired 27 pairs of slots, at Gatwick and Bristol Airports, for £36 million.
Rival budget airline Jet2.com bought the remaining slots at Stansted, Birmingham and Manchester Airports, for an undisclosed amount, the Official Receiver said.
EasyJet said it will release more information later this month.
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"This outcome has been facilitated by the collaborative approach of Thomas Cook's commercial partners at UK airports and the support of both internal and external slot co-ordinators," the Official Receiver added.
It comes less than two months since Thomas Cook entered administration.
Administrators have since been trying to recoup as much money as possible from the business to help pay back its debts.
Earlier this month, they sold off the Thomas Cook brand name to Chinese company Fosun for £11 million. Fosun said it still believes in the brand value of Thomas Cook.
In October, Sunderland-based Hays Travel paid £6 million to buy Thomas Cook's 555 high street stores, promising to keep many of the jobs.
The chief executive and finance chief of Asian-focused bank Standard Chartered have agreed to cut their pay.
Chief executive Bill Winters and chief financial officer Andy Halford both said they would allow the board to push through changes to their pension contributions.
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They currently are the only two employees at Standard Chartered to receive pension payments of 20% of their salaries from the business but will now see this reduced to 10% - in line with the rest of UK staff at the firm. Overall pay for the pair will fall by 8%.
Mr Winters and Mr Halford will now receive pension contributions, which is paid out in cash each year, of £237,000 and £147,000 respectively. The chief executive took home a pay packet of £4.7 million last year, with the finance chief banking £3 million.
Games Workshop has seen its shares jump higher after telling investors that sales and profits are set to surge.
The retailer said it expects sales for the six months to December 1 to be at least £140 million.
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During the six-month period to December in 2018 the retailer posted revenues of £125.2 million and has seen sales continued to increase since.
The Nottingham-headquartered firm added that it expects its pre-tax profits for the period to be at least £55 million.
Over the equivalent period last year, it posted profits of £40.8 million but expects the rise on the back of improving sales.
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