Fuming families 'forced to sleep in airport' after eleventh-hour Easyjet cancellation sees them STRANDED in Spain

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Furious passengers say they have been left 'traumatised' after a last-minute flight cancellation left them stranded in Spain with no food, accommodation, or return flight - and claim they were given no assistance by Easyjet.

Travellers on the EZY2016 flight from Alicante to Manchester were made to turn around and go back through border control on Thursday evening (April 13) after Easyjet staff told them their flight couldn't run due to an incident on the incoming flight, which saw police meet the aircraft at the airport.

They told the Manchester Evening News they were promised assistance with food and accommodation, and 'guaranteed' a flight back to Manchester the next day (Friday).

But many remain stranded in Spain, while others say they were forced to sleep in the airport or drive hours through the night to get on alternative flights, paying entirely out their own pockets. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Easyjet said the cancellation was 'out of their control', but maintained that customers' costs will be reimbursed, and that travellers were offered the option of a transfer to an alternative flight free of charge, or a refund, as well as hotel accommodation and meals.