Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Patrick Edrich & Charlotte Cox

The five-year-old forced to sleep on an airport floor after Ryanair cancelled her family's flight home

A mum claims she was forced to sleep on the floor of an airport along with her daugther and new-born baby after Ryanair cancelled their flight. Kelly Kavanagh, 39, and her two children, aged five and three months, were flying back to Manchester Airport after a holiday in Lisbon. The family arrived at the airport in Portugal way before their scheduled flight time of 9.15pm on May 31.

But the family were then made to wait more than 12 hours for the next available service. During that time, they slept on the airport floor without food or water. Kelly told the ECHO she'd 'never had an experience like it'. The 39-year-old said people were 'left to sleep like dogs on the floor' with no communication from Ryanair about what was happening and when there next flight might be.

The family experienced flight issues travelling from Manchester Airport out to Lisbon and were put in a hotel until their next flight. But on their return, Kelly said Ryanair 'acted like they didn't care', while their customers 'just had to figure out what was happening'.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.