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It has been horrendous, says Kelly Fewery, after spending the night sleeping on an airport floor. She is stranded with her husband Alan Jones, 51, and their son and niece at Dalaman Airport in Turkey since an air traffic control fault in the UK cancelled more than 1,750 flights. The family, from Blackpool, said it was 'absolute chaos' after their 23:30 Jet2 return flight to Manchester was cancelled on Tuesday night.
Jones said they were frustrated with a lack of communication from Jet2 staff, adding: 'We are all absolutely exhausted. We got very little sleep.' 'We just want to get on a plane—that's all we want,' he said. Kelly Fewery, 47, added: 'Children were blowing up lilos to sleep on, and people were emotional, crying.' Flight delays continue, with tens of thousands of passengers affected on Tuesday.
A further 153 flights have been cancelled so far on Wednesday, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. Nats, the air traffic control provider, blamed a technical glitch, and its boss Martin Rolfe apologised, stating there would be a full investigation after admitting resolving the issue took 'longer than hoped.' Jet2 has been approached for comment.
Source: BBC
