Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen around 4pm yesterday afternoon.
31.05.2022 - 20:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The police were called in to help hundreds of TUI passengers "abandoned" on the runway for three hours. Holidaymakers were left stuck on the tarmac before being escorted off the plane at Manchester Airport.
The TOM2106 to Tenerife on Sunday evening was hit by an initial delay, before hundreds of families were then stuck on board for more than three hours due to a staff shortage. Footage shows the pilot telling stranded passengers 'Swissport have abandoned us'
Adam Wyczalkowski, 22, who was set to travel to the sunny island with four friends for a four-night break, said travellers were stuck on the tarmac until 10pm when police arrived to help disembark the aircraft after passengers had become disruptive.
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Speaking from the chaotic plane, Adam told the MEN : "The flight was meant to leave at 5.50pm, but we were late getting on board in the first place which was around 7pm. We were told the bags would need to be loaded by Swissport, but then we heard they had only half loaded them onto the aircraft.
"We were then told all the staff had then disappeared, and the captain told us all that due to crew hour regulations, the flight might get cancelled in the end.
"Eventually they made another announcement that there had been no communication about us getting off the plane because there were no staff available to let us off. There are so many kids on here and families excited go away for half-term.
"People are just getting so frustrated and angry. It is so hot and there is no air con on and we were only offered a complimentary drink. There was not a single member of staff in sight, so the
Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen around 4pm yesterday afternoon.
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