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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Adam Robertson

Man forced to forfeit 'around £2000' due to flight cancellation from Edinburgh

TRAVELLERS have faced ongoing chaos on Sunday through to Monday as large parts of the UK were hit by snow and temperatures across the country plummeted.

Many were forced to sleep in the airport as others scrambled to find hotels for the night - including James McCall, a 50-year-old from Dorset who will forfeit thousands after cancelled flights from Edinburgh to Gatwick meant his cheese company could not make it to a Christmas market at the busiest time of the year for his business.

“(We are) frustrated and tired. We just want to get home,” McCall told the PA news agency.

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