Being prepared is critical and key to mitigating any hazards
"Our flight was already delayed and then, around 10:30pm (Friday), they informed us we would be landing at Timisoara instead of Thessaloniki," Papadopoulos said.
A total of 89 refused to take up the offer of buses, despite what they said was pressure from airport authorities, who kept them in the baggage area overnight.
"Some of us contacted Greek media," Papadopoulos said.
Informed of the passengers' plight, the Greek government arranged with Greek carrier Aegean Airlines to send a plane to Timisoara. Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis weighed in against what he said were "low cost, low social responsibility" airlines.
The 89 passengers arrived in Thessaloniki around 5pm Saturday. The flight normally would have taken around 3.5 hours.
Ryanair issued an apology for the diversion, saying that it was "beyond our control."
Being prepared is critical and key to mitigating any hazards
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