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- Passengers as a result of fly to Edinburgh have been left caught at Belfast Int’l airport
Three passengers requiring wheelchair help have been left behind after an EasyJet flight took off with out them.
Liz Weir was one in every of three wheelchair passengers who have been left stranded at Belfast Worldwide airport after their flight to Edinburgh flew off with their baggage.
She stated she was sitting on the tarmac ready to be boarded after different passengers, when the doorways have been closed and the aircraft left.
Ms Weir was meant to be flying to the Scottish capital for a storytelling session at an arts pageant in Midlothian, however missed the occasion after easyJet didn’t board her and different passengers requiring help.
EasyJet indicated that it could present compensation to Ms Weir and the opposite stranded passengers and stated the matter was being investigated.
Three wheelchair passengers have been left stranded at Belfast Worldwide airport after their flight took off with out them
Liz Weir was one of many passengers left on the tarmac after their aircraft to Edinburgh left with out them however with their baggage
The girl, from County Antrim, stated she had allowed loads of time to examine in for her flight and had been escorted to the steps of the plane for the flight, EZY55, at 1pm on Friday, BBC Information reported.
However she stated that quite than being allowed to the board the flight, the pilot gave a sign to recommend that she would not be capable of get on after the doorways had already been closed.
She described her ordeal as ‘exhausting’ and ‘distressing’.
Ms Weir later shared a publish of her prepared to go away on a flight to Scotland yesterday night.
She wrote: ‘Attempting once more on a flight leaving at 8 50. It is unhealthy sufficient when a bus leaves you on the cease however when a jet leaves you on the tarmac….how usually do folks say ‘they will not go with out us!’ Besides they did!’
EasyJet stated it could compensate the stranded clients and stated it was investigating the incident, which came about at round 1pm yesterday
In an announcement, EasyJet stated: ‘We’re very sorry that flight EZY55 from Belfast to Edinburgh on Friday 21 June departed with out three passengers who have been being accompanied by the airport’s particular help supplier.
‘We’ve got urgently raised with the supplier and our ground-handling crew to know why this occurred.
‘We’re doing every thing attainable to help the passengers, arranging for flights to Glasgow and Edinburgh later this night to get them to their vacation spot as shortly as attainable.
”Our crew sorted them all through and supplied them with refreshment vouchers whereas they waited for his or her new flight.
“We will even be processing the compensation they’re due.”
