A day filled with festive fun was ruined when a flight to Humberside Airport was diverted over 300 miles to the Scottish capital
A fuming mum has told of how her daughter's dream trip to meet Santa in Lapland turned into a nightmare after families were left stranded in Edinburgh. A day filled with festive fun was soon ruined when passengers on a flight to Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire, were diverted over 300 miles to the Scottish capital.
She said: "They were meant to be there all day and they arrived back at Humberside Airport at 10pm — it was just a fun family day out to Lapland." Shortly afterwards, the mum was informed the plane would land in Edinburgh as a closer airport was not available, with flights from London Gatwick and London Stansted already diverted to all other major airports - meaning they were "fully booked".
She said: "There were babies, kids my daughter's age and teenagers who had been to see Santa. They thought they were going to get back home for 10.30pm and then they're stuck in Edinburgh. One of the kids even had a nosebleed and there must have been hundreds of them just laid about on the floor.
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