Hundreds of travellers left stranded following the collapse of low-fare airline Zoom are facing up to the fact they will have to make their own way home.

The UK and Canada-based firm grounded all flights on Thursday night as it prepared to go into administration.

Zoom, which operated from five UK airports, blamed its financial difficulties on a massive jump in fuel bills as a result of the high cost of oil.

Passengers on both sides of the Atlantic face spending hundreds of pounds on alternative flights to return home.

Zoom's cash crisis became apparent on Wednesday follow the grounding of a Zoom flight from Paris at Calgary airport in Canada.

Glasgow airport was instructed on Thursday by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority to detain a Halifax-bound flight over the non-payment of charges.

Passengers also began queueing for a later flight to Vancouver which never left the ground. Travellers were told of the company's collapse as they continued to wait into the evening.

Zoom said it expected the vast majority of affected passengers would be able to secure alternative flights and will be entitled to refunds.

It added that 80% of its passenger bookings were made using credit cards or through travel operators and both methods carried a high degree of protection.

The airline said an estimated 40,000 passengers had made bookings with Zoom over the next year, the majority of which were for 2009 departures.