Passengers who were left "abandoned" at Bristol Airport when their flight to Cardiff was diverted claim they have been refused compensation despite having to fork out hundreds of pounds to pay for a taxi home. Holidaymakers travelling on the Wizz Air flight from Corfu to Cardiff on July 3 saw their plane forced to divert to Bristol after an incident at Cardiff Airport meant they were unable to land there.
The incident, which saw a light aircraft go off the end of the runway, meant the airfield was closed for nearly an hour. Those on the Wizz Air flight - which was due to arrive back in Cardiff just after 1pm - were then forced to wait on the plane on the Bristol Airport runway for several hours, before being told they would not be flying back to Cardiff at all and had to get off the plane.
Some of the "tired and upset" passengers on the flight have claimed they were declined any food or water by Wizz Air staff on-board as they waited on the runway and were given limited information about the flight's status or whether they would be flying to Cardiff as planned. Get the latest news from across Wales sent straight to your inbox by signing up to our newsletters here.
