A couple's first holiday ended in disaster after they missed their easyJet flight back to the UK - despite arriving at the airport three hours early. Chloe Lightfoot and Chelsea Robinson, both 23, were left stranded at Amsterdam Airport after getting stuck in a three hour queue for security due to staffing shortages.
The couple say they had taken the airline's advice and arrived hours before their 2pm flight back to Manchester on Monday, September 26. However, understaffing meant they never made it through security in time, leaving them to watch on in horror as the plane took off without them.
The pair then had to pay roughly £350 for an alternative flight to Edinburgh the following day and a hotel room in Amsterdam for the night. EasyJet said they were aware of significant delays at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and have since reimbursed Chloe and Chelsea for their flight home and the hotel.
