“I’m supposed to be flying to Turkey, but now I’m driving to Cornwall!” A woman hit by the mass cancellations of EasyJet flights tells of her struggle

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EasyJet has canceled a number of flights at short notice, leaving families’ holiday plans in disarray.

Passengers flying the budget airline reported being sent back home as flights were disrupted, sending their travel plans into disarray and others stranded abroad.

Tourists complained about the lack of information available, while others reported being stuck for hours on planes that never even left the ground.

The airline said ATC restrictions caused by bad weather had led to disruptions to its network.

A passenger named Kate complained she was stuck at Bristol Airport for seven hours, leaving her Turkish holiday “down the drain” after she was forced to swap the sun in Dalaman for a car in Cornwall.

She told MailOnline that passengers boarded the aircraft where they waited an hour on the tarmac before being told their flight had been cancelled.

“Apparently three flights to Dalaman have been canceled this week,” she said.

“There were rumors that it was a personnel problem, but they must have known hours before. The flight was already late.

“The crew had boarded at 4pm and waited until 5.10pm to cancel. The systems are broken.

Instead of being able to soak up the sun in Dalaman, Kate is now driving to Cornwall for her holiday.

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She added: “I’m sure all the Turkish lira I bought will gain value.

– It’s a scam. All you really want is fairness, clear communication and human interaction.

John Done had been with his partner at Liverpool Airport for five hours when he was told at the gate that their flight to Cyprus had been cancelled. The couple lost three nights of their all inclusive holiday.

He said: “Partner and I were at Liverpool airport today for 5 hours to be told at the gate canceled with no notice or explanation. I had to book with Jet2 for Sunday and reschedule the car hire I was taking.

‘It’s disgusting.’

At Manchester Airport, Bev and Wayne Holland were told their flight to Malaga had been delayed by five hours, only to be told it had been canceled and offered just £3 in meal vouchers.

They said: “Our flight was due to leave at 5pm and this morning we got a text saying the flight was delayed by an hour, which soon increased to 5 hours, however we clearly instructed to register normally.

“Once in the lounge we were met with a huge delay, the flight was scheduled for 10pm. At about 4:30 I saw that the flight was shown on the screen as canceled.

“EasyJet says this was out of their control. The fact that they knew this morning that the flight was delayed, how can it be out of their control?

The chaos left people stranded abroad after return flights were cancelled.

Tracey Thomas told MailOnline that her daughter’s birthday trip to Rhodes, Greece ended in disaster after she and her friends were told their flight back to Luton had been canceled three hours after it was due to leave.

She said they were now stranded at Rhodes airport at 1am because the crew had disappeared over time.

Emma Ford and her partner Paul said their Lanzarote holiday was “tainted” after they and Paul’s mum were left stranded for five days on the Canary island.

Their original flight home on Sunday was canceled following a power cut at Manchester Airport.

They were offered an alternative flight to Liverpool on Wednesday night after stealing accommodation funds, only for the airline to scrap the replacement flight as well. They are still waiting for the airline to rebook them on another flight.

Ms Ford told MailOnline: ‘We feel like it’s groundhog day. We go to the airport and the same thing happens. Tonight they didn’t give us any information over the phone.

“All we’re being told, as if that’s their catchphrase, is ‘wait for an email.’

Another traveler, Sarah Machete, said her wedding in Naples was thrown into chaos after the airline canceled her outbound flight today, offering her a trip on Saturday instead.

She wrote: “So… was just about to leave for the airport for our flight to Naples for our wedding and got a text from telling us our flight was cancelled.

“easyJet reply…. Your only option is to fly on Saturday! Zero crap from their customer service.

Instead of traveling today, the bride-to-be has now been forced to fly to Luton before getting a connection to Naples at 6am tomorrow morning.

Another man on the same flight said two days of his holiday were canceled due to a last-minute cancellation.

He wrote on X: “easyJet canceled our flight from Edinburgh to Naples and rebooked us so we lost almost two days of our holiday. Why aren’t we booked on another airline to take us to Naples today?

Guy Houston arrived at Glasgow Airport at 5am with his family for a package holiday in Tunisia, only to be told their flight was not due to depart just 65 minutes before departure.

He told the Daily Record that the family had been told the flight had been canceled due to the storms and that there were no easyJet staff to help him.

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EasyJet said it was doing “everything possible” to minimize the impact of the disruption on passengers, which it said was due to air traffic control restrictions.

“We regret that yesterday’s impact of ATC restrictions across the network caused by the adverse weather meant that some aircraft were not positioned this morning and as a result some flights to and from Edinburgh and Glasgow were unable to operate” , a spokesman said. for the airline said.

“We have done everything we can to minimize the impact on our customers and have offered those on canceled flights options to rebook or receive a refund, as well as hotel accommodation and meals where necessary.

“The safety and well-being of customers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority and we would like to apologize to customers for any inconvenience caused by the weather.”