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25.05.2022 - 12:25 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A mum has told how her autistic four-year-old son had to sleep on the floor of an airport after their easyJet flight was cancelled - leading to the family missing out on their dream holiday.
Lauren Kennedy and her partner Shaun arrived at Manchester Airport along with their three children for their flight to Antalya in Turkey on Monday afternoon.
The couple, from Bolton, had saved up for the sunny getaway and gone all-out on a five-star hotel for a birthday celebration.
Once on the plane, they faced hours of delays until an announcement was made that the flight had been cancelled entirely, with the devastated family left with no choice but to head home.
Lauren told the Manchester Evening News that they have had "no help" since their flight was cancelled. She described the situation at the airport beforehand as "chaotic" as her autistic son was left screaming in a crowd at the boarding gate.
EasyJet apologised for the cancellation. The airline said it was caused by "air traffic control restrictions earlier in the day leading to the crew reaching their maximum operating hours".
The flight was initially scheduled to take off around 4.15pm. The family arrived at the airport with time spare and had special assistance through security due to their son's condition.
They went through to an airport lounge before they started to receive messages saying that the flight was delayed.
When they were eventually told the gate was open, they ran to it in the hope of boarding the flight and starting their holiday.
Lauren said: "When we got to the gate they then gave us an update on the tannoy and said it was another 40 minutes, so we all waited around.
"When we got to the gate though it was chaos, there was no airline staff and we were in a
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