Vacation agent TUI has apologised to a quantity of holidaymakers after their flight from Greece to Dublin was pressured to land in Germany.
he initial flight was because of to arrive in Dublin Airport on Friday but “due to operational issues” the flight had to land in Munich to refuel.
One particular Irish girl shared a video on TikTok and said passengers experienced to wait around on the plane for 4 hrs when it landed and have been then “abandoned” at the airport.
A spokesperson for TUI mentioned the plane then had to “divert elsewhere” because of to inadequate temperature problems.
“We’d like to apologise to customers on flight TOM1517 from Corfu to Dublin on Friday 3 June for the delay and disruption to their flight,” the spokesperson explained.
“Unfortunately, owing to operational troubles the flight departed late from Corfu and essential a quick gas-stop in Munich, lousy weather conditions in the space then needed the aircraft to divert somewhere else.
“Our teams have been doing the job tirelessly to assistance afflicted consumers, by way of direct communications and offering right away lodging and transfers where required, as well as foods and refreshments. Consumers are thanks to fly house afterwards currently.
“We’re sorry for the influence of this lengthy hold off and would like to thank our clients for their patience and being familiar with at this time.”