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Passengers leave jet at Birmingham Airport after sit-in | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Some 100 passengers have left a plane at Birmingham Airport after refusing to get off for several hours. | |
The Viking Hellas flight was originally scheduled to leave from Manchester for Athens at 13:00 BST, but passengers were then taken by bus to Birmingham. | The Viking Hellas flight was originally scheduled to leave from Manchester for Athens at 13:00 BST, but passengers were then taken by bus to Birmingham. |
They boarded a plane due to leave at 17:00, but were then told to get off, which they refused to do. | |
At about 01:30 BST they finally agreed to leave and left the airport by bus to return to Manchester. | |
Earlier a passenger, speaking from the aircraft, said police were on board. | |
The woman, who used the name Dorota, said the flight had been chartered and they were originally due to fly on Friday, 21 October. | The woman, who used the name Dorota, said the flight had been chartered and they were originally due to fly on Friday, 21 October. |
She said: "People are hungry. They have not eaten since this morning. | She said: "People are hungry. They have not eaten since this morning. |
"The air conditioning has been switched off and it is getting hot. The airline will not give us food, only water." | "The air conditioning has been switched off and it is getting hot. The airline will not give us food, only water." |
Many of the passengers are due to fly on to Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan. | Many of the passengers are due to fly on to Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan. |
No-one has been available for comment from Viking Hellas. | |
Are you at Birmingham airport or on the Athens flight? You can contact the BBC using the form below: | Are you at Birmingham airport or on the Athens flight? You can contact the BBC using the form below: |