Archie said he ended up sleeping outside of a disabled toilet, and 'has had no compensation whatsoever' for the 'degrading' treatment
A Scots teenager said that he was left sleeping on the floor of an airport while other delayed passengers were given hotels after his flight home was cancelled. Archie MacColl-Smith, from Inveraray in Argyll and Bute, had travelled to Dublin from Glasgow for a day trip on Monday, December 12.
"I ended up sleeping on the floor of the airport on the night of December 12 into the morning of the 13th. I've had no compensation whatsoever. Top news stories today "I'm saving up to go to uni and planning to take a gap year too, so every penny counts," said Archie. "I was exhausted by the end of it but had to pay for my own food and drink while I waited on the next flight.
"It's just left me very stressed," he added. "I don't know why there isn't a system in place for people booking flights who are under 18. I was just abandoned, then left to queue up.
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