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| Champions League final: Second company cancels Kiev flight | Champions League final: Second company cancels Kiev flight |
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| A second travel company has cancelled a flight for Liverpool fans to the Champions League final in Kiev. | A second travel company has cancelled a flight for Liverpool fans to the Champions League final in Kiev. |
| Myriad Travel said the flight had been cancelled by its supplier as the aircraft "does not have the correct licence to fly". | Myriad Travel said the flight had been cancelled by its supplier as the aircraft "does not have the correct licence to fly". |
| Three other flights from the Liverpool-based company will go ahead and affected customers will be refunded. | Three other flights from the Liverpool-based company will go ahead and affected customers will be refunded. |
| Operator Worldchoice Sports cancelled three flights on Thursday but secured one extra three-night trip. | Operator Worldchoice Sports cancelled three flights on Thursday but secured one extra three-night trip. |
| Myriad Travel said it had been trying to source alternatives but had been unable to do so. | Myriad Travel said it had been trying to source alternatives but had been unable to do so. |
| The flight was provided by aircraft charter company Air Partner Ltd. | The flight was provided by aircraft charter company Air Partner Ltd. |
| A spokesman for Air Partner said the company "deeply regret" that the original aircraft was unable to fly. | |
| "On Thursday morning, we offered a number of alternative aircraft solutions to the travel agent that contracted us, but they declined them, and we fully refunded the travel agent," the spokesman added. | |
| Liverpool play Real Madrid on Saturday in the Ukrainian capital in their first Champions League final in 11 years. | Liverpool play Real Madrid on Saturday in the Ukrainian capital in their first Champions League final in 11 years. |
| The club said it was aware of the cancellation and anyone due to travel to Kiev on flight number SVB116 would be entitled to apply for a refund of their match ticket. | The club said it was aware of the cancellation and anyone due to travel to Kiev on flight number SVB116 would be entitled to apply for a refund of their match ticket. |