Andy Burnham has urged the Transport Secretary to demand increased Avanti West Coast train services between Manchester and London or remove its operating contract.
18.09.2022 - 20:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Passengers have been left stranded on a Greek island for two full days after a flight back to Manchester was delayed by 48 hours.
The flight was originally supposed to depart from Heraklion airport, in Crete, at 1.55am yesterday morning (Saturday September 17). It was initially rescheduled for later that day and passengers were told to go back to the airport, only for it to be pushed back until 2.10am tomorrow morning (Monday September 19).
Flight operator TUI has blamed a 'technical fault' and in an email sent out to customers, the explanation for the delay given was "the expiration of crew hours due to air traffic control disruption".
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Shaun Nicholls is one of the passengers booked onto flight TOM2571. The 51-year-old, who has been visiting Crete with his wife, said: "It's been one excuse after another. We've been to the airport twice already.
"An email came through saying that it was the French airstrikes but one of the flight crew said they knew they weren't able to fly.
"When we got to the first hotel at 10am, we weren't even made aware what time we were meant to be picked up that day. People didn't really sleep properly because you're aware you might get picked up and miss it. It wasn't until later that they told us they'd pick us up at 5pm.
"The reps out here, bless 'em, are local people and aren't being communicated to so they can't communicate it to us so I feel really bad for them as well.
"We just want to get back so we can go to work on Tuesday but there's other people; people with young kids, a pregnant lady and another with significant health issues. It's just wrong."
Shaun also told the Manchester
Andy Burnham has urged the Transport Secretary to demand increased Avanti West Coast train services between Manchester and London or remove its operating contract.
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