A hundred of Spanish travelers they find each other Trapped at Tirana Airport in Albaniaafter the airline they were flying to Spain with left them stranded. Their nightmare began last Tuesday, when they were returning from their holidays and their flight suffered a six hour delay.

After waiting at the airport, they finally managed to board. However, once they were on board, they were informed over the loudspeaker that “the crew had reached the limit of flight hours.” So they They cancelled the trip and forced them to get off the plane, although many refused. This caused the police to end up coming to the airport to “put pressure” on them and get them off the plane, explains one of those affected.

Here it began uncertainty of these passengersAfter hours of waiting, at four in the morning, they were taken by bus to different hotels. Carlota and Sandra were one of the lucky ones, since others did not get beds. They arrived at a hotel at five in the morning to begin the next day with the claims to the airline.

However, on Thursday, many of these passengers were still stuck at the Albanian airport waiting for solutions. “The place is packed, there are loads of delayed flights,” laments Ivan, another of those affected.This is being a nightmare“, Esperanza denounces.

Some have opted for pay for alternative flights out of pocket with a stopover in other parts of Europe before returning to Spain. “We bought another flight because we want to go back no matter what,” explain Carlota and Sandra, frustrated by the situation they have had to live through after returning from their holidays.

At the moment, travelers of this airline They are still lying at the airport waiting for solutions to resolve this unpleasant situation.