DOZENS of passengers were left stranded after their flight ‘had to be grounded’ when airport staff CLOCKED OFF for the night. Around 45 travellers were stuck at the air hub after security staff finished their shift and went home. 6 Dozens of passengers were stranded (STOCK IMAGE) Credit: Getty 6 They were left waiting after airport staff clocked off and finished their shift (STOCK IMAGE) Credit: Getty 6 They were due to fly to Edinburgh Airport Credit: Andrew Barr - The Sun Glasgow Passengers were due to fly into Edinburgh on Sunday night, but their plane was delayed.
They were all set to be aboard LoganAir flight LM344 from Stornoway, which was allegedly axed over the staffing situation at the airport. The airline issued an apology to the stranded flyers, as the CEO launched into a furious tirade against Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL). A statement posted to LoganAir’s Facebook page read: "Despite the airline providing an aircraft and crew to ensure the delayed flight could operate, it was cancelled owing to the unwillingness of the Highlands and Islands Airports Security team to remain available and present at the airport to handle the flight.
" READ MORE TRAVEL NEWS FLIGHTMARE Flights from Scots airport CANCELLED with EasyJet & BA passengers affected SHAMEFUL HAUL NC500 local blasts tourists after scooping up bags of litter at beauty spot And the CEO Luke Farajallah called for an investigation into the situation and said it could have hit passengers travelling abroad. He said: "I am absolutely dismayed at the decision of the HIAL airport security team in Stornoway this evening to leave the airport and to refuse to handle the flight. "The 45 passengers who have been stranded will doubtless now have considerable disruption to their onward journeys, thanks to this decision by the HIAL airport security team.
"We know that many of these passengers will have been flying to Edinburgh to connect with international flights. Most read in News Travel OUTTA TOWN Pretty market town has England’s ‘oldest castle’ vintage cinema & riverside pubs IDIOT ABROAD The most ridiculous one-star reviews for Scottish landmarks and attractions STRANDED Kids sleep on floors and in suitcases while stuck 22hrs amid airport IT meltdown NIGHTMARE Scots easyJet flight cancelled on runway moments before take-off causing chaos "The Loganair team pulled out all the stops to ensure an aircraft and crew were available and were willing to go the extra mile in the name of providing a flight for these customers. "We sincerely hope this decision will be thoroughly investigated, and that it is a unique, one-off event driven by exceptional circumstances, and that in future the teams from Loganair and HIAL will work together to ensure customers always come first.
" Chaos at Scots airport as planes grounded and thousands of holidaymakers left in limbo HIAL have been approached for comment. Stornoway Airport has been caught up in a fresh travel situation this morning, An ATC fault has seen passengers in Inverness hit with a string of delays and cancellations . Inverness Airport is facing major disruption due to a technical issue with air traffic control equipment.
The incident is affecting flights departing to Amsterdam, Heathrow, Stornoway, Gatwick, Sumburgh and Bristol. British Airways, easyJet and Loganair have been caught up in the disruption. It comes as scores of passengers were caught up in travel chaos at Edinburgh Airport after it was hit by the global Microsoft outage .
Some travellers were left stranded by the tech crash as long winding queues formed outside the terminal. More than 50 flights were axed amid the day of worldwide chaos. Some passengers were even forced to stay in parts of the airport .
Read more on the Scottish Sun STOOL HOLIDAYS Mum fumes after finding DOG POO underneath bed at Scots caravan park DREAM ISLAND Inside tiny Scots island where only 12 people are allowed to camp at a time One American tourist even had to fork out THOUSANDS after her flight home was cancelled . Edinburgh was the only Scottish airport heavily hit by the outage. 6 LoganAir has apologised for the situation Credit: Getty 6 Their flight to the capital was delayed Credit: Getty 6 They were left stuck at Stornoway Airport Credit: Alamy.
