FRANTIC travelers have shelled out thousands of dollars to secure flights home after a massive tech outage brought airlines to a halt. Despite the worldwide outage, some US tourists managed to secure a ride home through one bizarrely unaffected airport. Some travelers revealed that they paid almost $6,800 in order to secure a flight from Scotland's Edinburgh airport.
The global outage brought many traveler's plans to a screeching halt. Staffers at Edinburgh revealed that those traveling should expect security waits of “around one hour." Many flights have been delayed while others have been completely canceled, leaving travelers in limbo.
Read More On Airports One US resident traveling abroad for Wimbledon and The Open Championship revealed that she was supposed to be returning to Texas, but was forced to make other plans when the outage hit. " [The flight] was supposed to leave at 9.25 am and change in Heathrow at 11 and we were supposed to get into Dallas later today," Stephanie Thompson told The Irish News.
“We couldn’t get an answer from anybody. British Airways kept hanging up saying we have too many calls right now. I was on hold with American (Airlines) for about an hour and 10 minutes before I finally hung up.
" Thompson said she was forced to spend $6,800 on a new flight out of Edinburgh. Most read in Travel “We just paid 6,800 dollars for a one-way trip home, hopefully leaving tonight. I didn’t know what else to do.
I just wanted something to get us home.”.