A TUI passenger has branded the airline as "disgusting" after being kicked off a plane and then watching it take off without them. Steve Dongworth was set to fly home from Corfu following a one-week cruise with his partner Sean Rafferty.
The Mirror reports that passengers were told the flight was cancelled because the captain had gone over the legal limit for working hours. Passengers were then left at the "sweltering" airport as the airline was unable to provide accommodation.A new flight time of 1:45pm the next day was given to the passengers. As a result, people had to sleep on the hard floor of the airport's departure lounge. At 3.
"At 3am a TUI rep appeared but hid behind a door on her phone for 30 minutes and told us she didn't know anything," he said. "We were told those who wanted to leave could do so but would not be allowed back into the gate until they had checked in for the new flight. The holidaymakers finally managed to get on another flight to Aberdeen at 1.45pm on Saturday. A spokesperson for TUI said: 'We're really sorry to customers travelling on flight TOM1585 from Corfu to Aberdeen on 22nd July which was unfortunately delayed as a result of knock-on operational disruption.
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