Thomas Cook UK & Ireland is the second largest leisure travel group in the UK with around 16,000 employees. It is part of Thomas Cook plc which is one of the world’s leading leisure travel groups with sales of £8.9 billion and 22.5 million customers. In the UK, Thomas Cook operates a fleet of 35 aircraft, a network of around 1,200 high street stores leading websites and some of the world’s favourite travel brands. The company’s airline, Thomas Cook Airlines, flies from 19 regional airports to destinations throughout the world.