It blamed foggy weather in London, but other airlines were operatingOur family was due to fly back from Nice to Gatwick with easyJet on New Year’s Eve. On our way to the airport we received a text saying the flight was delayed due to staffing problems. An hour later we were told our flight had been cancelled due to bad weather. Fog in London had affected earlier flights, but by the afternoon other airlines had started operating. We were informed that a flight could not be found until 5 January. I have two diabetic children and we did not have the supplies to last an extra week. EasyJet said that if we could find seats on another airline it would reimburse us. British Airways had one seat that night for €900 (£818.80), so we sent our 16-year-old home on that. We had to pay €70 for him to get a taxi home from Gatwick. The next morning I managed to book myself and my elder daughter on to a BA flight at a cost of €1,200. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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