More than 70 schoolchildren were left "stranded" on a school trip to France after their flight home was cancelled at short notice. Pupils and teachers from Ardingly College near Haywards Heath had been due to fly home from Biarritz in the south of the country when they arrived at the airport to find that their easyJet flight was cancelled, leaving them with no way home. The college says they are “very disappointed” with the airline – and a parent has slammed the company for being “irresponsible”.
EasyJet apologised for the delay, adding they offered alterative flights but the issue was resolved through the college's tour operator. Jo Wheeler, whose 13-year-old son was among those at Toulouse Airport, said: “I think it was really irresponsible as there were no other flights coming back to Gatwick. They have a lot to answer for.
“It’s just a mess. The college were amazing but all those children were left stranded in a strange place. “I’m angry that easyJet cancelled a flight with that many children on it knowing there wasn’t another flight.
” Jo said that the schoolchildren had been on a trip to Biarritz and were due to fly back from Toulouse to Gatwick on Friday evening. But on arriving at the airport they were told that their flight had been cancelled due to "air traffic control restrictions caused by thunderstorms over France" and no alternative flight was available until Tuesday, June 25. A spokesman for the college said the school liaised with their .
