A bizarre incident reported that has caused an uproar on social media after one airline is accused of dumping its passengers midway hundreds of miles away from its designated place. It is reported that the flight full of passengers landed at Doncaster airport instead of London Gatwick, where it was supposed to have landed. Furious and upset, the tired passengers took to Twitter to slam the airline for being so unprofessional.
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Wizz Air passengers are furious with the airline after claiming that the airline dropped the passengers off 200 miles away from their destination after forcefully dropping them off at the wrong airport.
It is said that the passengers were shocked when the flight landed at Doncaster airport instead of London Gatwick, where it was supposed to have landed.
Holiday-goers traveling back on the flight say that they had to spend hundreds of pounds on other traveling means including taxis to travel back home 'in the middle of the night', as reported by the Daily Star.
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Details suggest that the passengers were meant to leave at 9.25 pm, however, there were massive delays till the clock struck 12 at midnight due to reportedly missing its slot to land at Gatwick.
Having no other option, the plane apparently ended up landing in Doncaster.
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Some passengers reported that there were 'no Wizz Air staff to be seen' upon arrival.
Asya, who travelled with her toddler, said: "It's been awful. I've never had an experience like this. I don't understand how an airline can leave people in the middle of the night and not provide them with anything other than a bottle of water.
"We landed at about 3.15am at Doncaster but were supposed to land at 1am at Gatwick."
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A Wizz Air spokesperson told Asya on Twitter : "Hi Asya! Please keep your invoices and attach them to the claim you should submit via the following link https://fal.cn/3nQWs.
"Our colleagues will investigate and inform you accordingly. We apologize for the inconvenience. And still hoping to count you among our passengers."
One Twitter user said: "@wizzair literally dumped a full plane from tel Aviv in Doncaster Sheffield instead of Gatwick and told us to find our own way home. It's cold and there are no taxis anywhere. Incredibly shameful."
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Shachaf Karvat spoke of the terrible journey with The Mirror, saying: "As soon as we landed in Doncaster they closed the doors and disappeared basically. We never saw the crew again, there was no one from Wizz Air.
"No one expected 200 passengers in the middle of the night would land in Doncaster.
"There were families with babies and young children and people with connecting flights who missed their connection."
A Wizz Air spokesperson told Shachaf: "Hi there, please reach us via our live chat or the Call Center.
"After having a small conversation with our virtual assistant, an agent will join the conversation. We kindly ask for your patience in the meantime."
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