Delayed Nice flight saved this Irish man's life

Will Guiney still visit Nice?

As France reels from the terrorist attack on Friday that claimed at least 84 lives, stories of lucky survivors have begun to surface, including an Irish man who couldn't make it to Nice for Bastille Day celebrations - because his flight got delayed.

"We were due to arrive in Nice last night at around 9pm but there was a delay in Dublin and we didn't arrive in Nice until after 11pm, We had planned to go to the area where the attack happened to celebrate Bastille Day but we were delayed in Dublin. You could say that delay saved our lives." - Patrick Guiney from Dublin told Independent.ie

Describing the scene on arriving in Nice, Guiney said that there was a lot of confusion as all public transport from the airport to the city had stopped.

"First we heard a truck had driven through people and then it escalated that it was a terrorist attack. We were all in a state of shock."

Passengers were sent to nearby hotels, and were asked to wait in the reception area as the hotels were booked and transport had stopped, the Irishman added.
Guiney, who had a place near the site of the attack, added that he had cancelled his plans to go into Nice.
"We had a place near the attacks happened but we cancelled it and have decided to avoid Nice altogether. It wouldn't be safe to go into Nice at the moment. Friends and family have advised us not to go into Nice"
A Ryanair spokesperson said the flight was delayed by two hours after slot issues at Alicante delayed the inbound flight (which arrived from Alicante) and that they apologise for any delays, Independent.ie reported.
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