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Wales Online
National
John Jones

Passengers left stranded in Crete for days after WizzAir cancel Cardiff Airport flights

WizzAir passengers were left "stranded" on a Greek island for days after the airline cancelled two return flights to Cardiff in the space of a week. Some holidaymakers had to fork out thousands on extra accommodation after being forced to extend their stay in Crete by nearly a week.

Passengers say they were given just a few hours notice that their flight back home from the island to Wales on Monday, July 11 was cancelled. Many were left with no option but to travel home via other airports including Gatwick and Birmingham as uncertainty around when the next direct flight to Cardiff would be continued.

It comes after other WizzAir passengers were denied compensation after their flight to Cardiff was diverted to Bristol and they were left on the tarmac for hours before having to make their own way home. Get the latest news from across Wales sent straight to your inbox by signing up to our newsletters.

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