A "raging" man has vowed never to fly with easyJet again after an "absolute nightmare" left him hundreds of pounds out of pocket. Michael Doran, 21, and his partner Jess Anderson claim they were stranded in Paris from January 5 to January 7 after their initial flight back to the UK, heading from Paris Charles Gaulle Airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, was cancelled due to heavy snowfall.
The weather conditions led the temporary closure of the airport in Speke and Michael slammed the low-budget airline for only paying for one night of accommodation, Liverpool Echo reported. He claims they were left £250 out of pocket after they had to pay for two extra nights accomodation.
The couple and some other affected passengers did book a flight on January 6 heading to Manchester Airport. However, passengers were told at the airport that the flight was being diverted to London Gatwick. That flight was then cancelled and Michael said the reason given by the airline was that the passengers refused to get on. However, he said passengers were not given a choice, adding that he and his partner would have taken this flight back to the UK.
It is understood that, due to air traffic control restrictions in Manchester because of the weather, the rebooked flight had to be re-routed. The operating crew would have been unable to fly as far as Manchester as to do so would have meant they would be outside of their regulated flying hours. After being contacted by the ECHO, easyJet has said it will reimburse the couple for these costs.
