Passengers forced to wait 28 HOURS to fly from Liverpool to Latvia with budget airline Wizz Air
Furious travellers take to social media after they were left stranded for more than a day
FURIOUS passengers have revealed how they had to wait 28 HOURS to board a flight from Liverpool's John Lennon Airport to Latvia.
Around 170 travellers were left fuming after waiting more than a day to board the massively delayed Wizz Air flight to Riga.
Many took to social media to vent their frustration at the budget airline, as one worried passenger faced missing her brother's wedding because of the delay.
Another feared they would miss their five-year-old daughter's birthday.
Wizz Air said they had to ground the aircraft due to 'unscheduled maintenance', forcing passengers to stay overnight in a nearby hotel.
The plane was due to leave Liverpool at 6pm on Sunday but failed to take off.
Passengers were bussed to a nearby hotel before being taken back to the airport at 7am Monday morning.
However they then faced further setbacks and their flight eventually took off at 10.05pm Monday evening.
Passengers were given vouchers for food, but many claimed they were 'not enough' to cover the cost of a proper meal.
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Mari Kerr was due to fly out to Latvia for her brother Iain Kerr's wedding and feared she may miss the big day.
Luckily she made it to Latvia at 3am this morning- the day of the ceremony.
She told how 'starving' passengers were forced to queue for food.
Tweeting the airline, Ms Kerr wrote: 'Seems like Wizz Air are all round terrible at customer service. Never again.
'17 hour delay isn't acceptable. My brother is only getting married once. this is a joke. We've been in this Airport for 7 hrs yesterday and 12 hrs today. Cant you do something?'
Her concerned brother tweeted the airline: 'My wedding is in... 14hours. Will my sister be here?'
Another passenger added on Twitter: '28h delay for flight to Riga from Liverpool John Lennon airport.
'No Wizzair representative ever said anything decent.
'I could miss my kids 5 year birthday!'
My brother is only getting married once. this is a joke. We've been in this Airport for 7 hrs yesterday and 12 hrs today. Cant you do something?
Mari Kerr on Twitter
One passenger who was trying to fly home told the : "There are a lot of very unhappy people here, especially the families with small children.
"The main problem is that no-one is telling us anything in here - we only keep finding out that the departure time keeps getting put back by going onto the airport website.
"They are giving us vouchers - but they are not really enough to pay for a proper meal."
A spokesperson for the airline company said: "Wizz Air flight W6 2512 from Liverpool to Riga on 10 July experienced an overnight delay after the aircraft needed to undergo unscheduled maintenance.
"Wizz Air believes that it should carry passengers where they need to be even when it might be easier for the airline to cancel - as reflected in our schedule completion rate of 99.9 per cent.
"In order to avoid the cancellation of this particular flight, we completed the necessary maintenance as soon as possible but the delivery of a required spare part took longer than expected.
"In line with Wizz Air's policy and relevant regulations, customers were provided with vouchers for several meals and, where required, with hotel accommodation.
"The flight departed at 22:05 local time. Wizz Air sincerely apologises to all affected customers for any inconvenience caused by this delay but the safety of our crew and passengers is always our number one priority."
Wizz Air claims to be the largest low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe with some 420 routes across 38 countries.
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