UP to 200 jobs could be lost on Tyneside when a travel agency call centre closes.
The Airtours Direct contact centre at Royal Quays, in North Shields, will close following a merger of MyTravel and Thomas Cook. The centre, which employs about 200 people to handle calls about Airtours package holidays, could close in September. Staff were given the news last week.
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