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| Passengers leave jet at Birmingham Airport after sit-in | Passengers leave jet at Birmingham Airport after sit-in |
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| Some 100 passengers have left a plane at Birmingham Airport after refusing to get off for several hours. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Earlier a passenger, speaking from the aircraft, said police were on board. |
| The woman, named 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." |
| She later said: "We decided to leave the plane because there was no point in staying on there. | |
| "We are going home. We have got a letter from Viking Hellas and we can get a refund." | |
| No-one has been available for comment from Viking Hellas. | No-one has been available for comment from Viking Hellas. |