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Scottish Sun
6 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Scots EasyJet passengers sleep on airport floor in Bulgaria after ‘eggy smell' forces flight to make emergency landing
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SCOTS passengers were forced to sleep on an airport floor after an 'eggy smell' forced the emergency landing of their plane. The flight from Dalaman in Turkey to Edinburgh took off on Tuesday night and was expected in Scotland at 12.45am on Wednesday. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 The Easyjet flight was forced to land due to an 'eggy smell' 2 The holimakers were in Dalaman, Turkey But two hours into the journey, the plane made a U-turn over Serbia and landed in Sofia, Bulgaria due to the foul stench. The crew had already flown their hours for the day so another aircraft had to be sent from London Gatwick to pick up the weary Scots families returning from their sunshine breaks. Some chose to sleep on the sirport floor after hotels took hours to secure - and families were told they would have to pay for the transit costs themselves. At around 5.30am, Scott Duncan and his wife, Emily Powell, were told accommodation had been found for them; however, they'd have to pay for transport to the premises. They told STV News: 'Check out times were between 10am to 11am, along with paying for transport there and back, and needing to be at the airport for 3pm to pass security for a 5pm flight, we decided it was better to stay in the airport overnight. 'After sleeping on the floor for an hour after being refused seating from the Costa staff, eventually they opened the seating at 7am and allowed us chairs to sleep on. 'We have had nowhere to store our luggage and still no word on food or water, as well as airport staff reporting that there has been no word from an EasyJet representative. 'We have barely slept, are extremely dehydrated and provided very weak air conditioning in over 30-degree weather.' Scott's wife, Emily, added: 'We can clearly understand that it is not the cabin crew or the pilot's fault as they were making sure that we were safe, and this is completely on EasyJet.' Vicky Walker, who noticed a 'foul smell' prior to landing, said passengers were assured that accommodation, water and food would all be handled by the UK airline. Drunk offshore worker causes carnage on Scotland-bound easyJet flight after partner dumps him But the 37-year-old from Forfar, Angus, says she spent the night in the Bulgarian airport. She said: 'We were offered a hotel room, but we had to make our own way there, to then be told we would need to check out of the hotel at 10am. 'My friend and I didn't have the money to pay for it, so we ended up in the airport with others. We haven't been offered any water or food and have had no information given to us at all. 'Just a horrendous experience. Needless to say, I won't be travelling with EasyJet again. 'I'm shattered and it just put a total dampener on my holiday.' The flight, EZY3282 is expected to land in Edinburgh around 7pm today. EasyJet has been contacted for comment.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NJ toddler with heart condition receives wish to go to St. Thomas
CEDAR GROVE, N.J. (PIX11) — 3-year-old Oliver found out he's going to paradise. St. Thomas, that is, where the sun loves to shine, and the water is 82 degrees. A place far better than any hospital room he's spent much of his young life in. More Local News 'This means more than anyone here knows,' said Oliver's mom, Emily Powell. 'When Oliver was born, we moved to Philadelphia for 6 months to go to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,' said Oliver's dad, Danny Powell. Oliver, who lives with his family in Warren County, has Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and a traumatic brain injury. He's had two major surgeries already, with one still to go. But instead of a hospital room, it's the warm waters of the Caribbean that will welcome him and his family as they depart on Saturday. 'Ollie and his siblings, Summer and Bodie, were welcomed by Make-A-Wish and friends at The Learning Experience in Cedar Grove, which showered him with some of his favorite things, from animals to the sand. A wish granted for a courageous 3-year-old. 'We weren't sure of what his future looked like, and he's made so much progress since he's been home,' said Emily Powell. 'Despite being paralyzed on the left side, he's started to take his first steps, and he's getting stronger, and I just think this trip is going to be a blast for him, especially before he's going to be back in the hospital probably for another few months. I'm just blown away by the generosity and just the love of strangers, and it means so much to everyone.' More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Oliver's wish is one of 500 wishes that Make-A-Wish is on track to grant this year in New Jersey. 'It's so rewarding to be able to put these wishes together and have the whole community come together,' said Dominique Gleason of Make-A-Wish New Jersey. Now, there's only one thing left to do: 'Probably crawl around the beach and eat ice cream,' said Danny Powell. 'We couldn't ask for anything more. We're blessed that this happened to us.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
