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Evening Standard
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Bill Bowkett

Gatwick-bound passengers left stranded in 'war zone' for 17 hours after couple caught smoking in toilets

British passengers were left stranded for 17 hours after their flight was diverted because a couple was caught smoking onboard.

Those flying from Cancún International Airport in Mexico to London Gatwick Airport said stranded holidaymakers were strewn across airbeds in what was described as a “war zone”.

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