Dozens of individuals from Northern Ireland have been left stranded in Tunisia after their EasyJet flight residence was cancelled, with the airline telling them it had no different flights obtainable for one more 10 days.
One man informed BBC News NI he has spent £4,000 on journey residence for his family-of-five, whereas one other girl, Georgina Doherty, mentioned she and her six kids had been attempting to get residence after the loss of life of her mother-in-law.
Others described working out of treatment for well being points, whereas EasyJet had been additionally criticised over a scarcity of assist and communication.
EasyJet has mentioned it’s working a further direct flight to Belfast on Tuesday night time, and that it was “very sorry” for the inconvenience.
BBC News NI understands greater than 100 folks had been booked onto the cancelled flight that was attributable to depart Enfidha-Hamamet Airport for Belfast International three days in the past.
Stuart McCartney, from Dromore, County Down, mentioned he had spent hundreds on lodging and flights to get his household residence through a flight to Brussels.
“I’m willing to pay £4,000 to get us home, if needs be, and then battle for reimbursement if I have to after that,” he mentioned.
“But we shouldn’t have to pay. My holiday was a fraction of what I’m paying to get home right now.”
McCartney mentioned EasyJet offered two nights of lodging however then informed the household to seek out different lodging for the remainder of the delay.
He mentioned his mom Katherine, who accompanied his spouse and kids on the journey, depends on coronary heart treatment and so they have needed to hold a detailed eye on her remaining provide because the delay continued.
An EasyJet spokesperson mentioned that the corporate “have been doing everything we can to support Mr McCartney, providing hotel accommodation and meals and we will be reimbursing expenses that may have been incurred”.
Georgina Doherty, who’s initially from Londonderry however now lives in County Donegal, informed BBC News NI the previous couple of days have been an “absolute nightmare” for her household.
Her husband returned residence a day earlier than they had been attributable to fly again attributable to his mom taking in poor health. She has since died, with Doherty and her six kids stranded in Tunisia.