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Milo Boyd

Woman fainted and passengers left unattended in plane in 'surreal' easyJet chaos

A pregnant easyJet passenger fainted after being 'trapped' on a stationary plane for five hours amid airport chaos, it was claimed.

The plane destined for Venice got stuck on the tarmac at London Gatwick on Sunday as a ferocious storm blew over head, causing massive disruption to flight schedules.

Passengers broke into frustrated yells during the lengthy ordeal, which the pilot blamed on air traffic control not answering his calls meaning the flight missed two departure slots, one woman claimed.

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