'Our getaway was ruined after flight was diverted to airport 400miles away'
A COUPLE has shared how their romantic getaway turned into a nightmare after their Wizz Air flight was diverted to a different airport 400 miles away.
Ben Hall, 42, who was looking forward to a short break in Dubrovnik, Croatia, with his wife said their trip was ruined after the airline diverted their flight to Zagreb and "abandoned" them.Passengers were forced to sleep on the floorCredit: Twitter Ben, from Sheffield, said the pair, alongside other stranded passengers, were left to their own devices and were forced to spend the night at the airport.
After a three-hour delay from Luton, Bedfordshire, the flight was rerouted to the country's capital - an eight-hour drive from Dubrovnik. Despite being promised they would be transferred to their destination by bus, about 100 passengers of the flight were left stranded.: "First we were told the flight was delayed by three hours as the plane had no captain or cabin crew so had to get staff on their day off to travel to Luton to work on the plane.
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