Police called to help rescue TUI passengers 'abandoned' for three hours on Manchester flight which never took off
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe 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. READ MORETUI cancel 186 flights in June amid 'ongoing disruption' at Manchester Airport...
but all other UK airports 'will operate as normal' 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.
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