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BRITISH AIRWAYS ARRANGED a last-minute flight to Dublin from London Heathrow last night after hundreds of passengers were nearly left stranded due to an apparent overbooking of an earlier flight.
Footage and photographs at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 emerged on social media showing queues of passengers who had arrived at the airport and found themselves unable to board the 8.55pm Aer Lingus flight back to Dublin.
— Matt Reed (@mattreedhk) December 20, 2020
One person who turned up for the flight wrote on Twitter that “hundreds” of people had arrived for the 8.55pm flight.
It was initially thought that British Airways would put stranded passengers up in a hotel for the night but it later emerged that a last-minute flight was arranged.
“All of these incredibly stressed Irish people in #Terminal 5 with nowhere to go,” one person tweeted, showing a video of passengers wearing masks gathered at the terminal.
Another person wrote: “Most of this crowd don’t even know what’s happening. Waiting to rebook the flight and get put up in a hotel.”
Scenes currently at @HeathrowAirport! Hundreds of passengers awaiting communication from @British_Airways regarding overbooking of #Dublin flights this evening! #Heathrow #britishairways #aerlingus @rtenews @SkyNews #gettinghome https://t.co/dRJIRiGafo pic.twitter.com/ac0zMT8ybV
— Emma (@EmmaEgan1) December 20, 2020
There was demand last night on flights from London as passengers tried to get home following the government’s decision to ban flights from Britain to Ireland for 48 hours amid concerns over the emergence of a mutated strain of coronavirus in London and southeast England.
According to reports, British Airways contacted the Irish Government to arrange for the last-minute flight from London to Dublin, which departed at 11pm.
A spokesperson for BA said: “Our teams looked after customers while we urgently looked into alternative arrangements to get them on their way to Dublin as quickly as possible.”
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it so hard being the wife of multi millionaire footballers these days..especially in the world of social media….thank heavens we still have quality journalism to keep us all informed of the dramatic distractions …i mean… events….of such national importance.
@Dave Hammond: Rebekah’s reply was: “I can’t believe this…I’m pregnant and on holiday”
@Dave Hammond: The best part is we exist in a post phone-hacking world and yet the first assumption, at least by Coleen and the vast majority, is still that this information was “legitimately” obtained by the Sun…
On a completely unrelated note, I have this inheritance money from my Botswanan Great-Aunt and I just need some help moving it into the country…
@John Considine: what you need is a shyster, plenty of them in Ireland.
@John Considine: No way John. We most be cousins as I too have the same aunt! If you, and any other long lost cousins out there want to send me €500 each, to cover admin expenses, I’ll organise a family reunion??
@Dave Hammond: the funny thing is that these stories always get waaaay more views than any others. We must be all wag fans….
@John Considine: Of all the African countries you could have chose you picked the least corrupt. Also your Aunt is Motswana.
@Stevie Doran: she shouldn’t be flying if shes that heavily pregnant
I had to ‘google’ who is Rebekah Vardy and despite that this is one of the best stories I’ve this year. People are calling Rooney WAGatha Christie on Twitter.
@Smidgen Dublin: she’s the partner of one of my key fantasy football strikers and good value goal goat Jamie Vardy. So when you read about a WAG it’s their partner who is famous. No need to google really.
@Chewey Bacca: I foudn that out through google. No need to reply and explain. Really.
@Smidgen Dublin: please remove yourself from google and the internet. People are commuting to pay their carbon tax reading your nonsense. Suggest you post something on the Turkey Kurds story.
@Chewey Bacca: please remove yourself from google and the internet. People are commuting to pay their carbon tax reading your nonsense. Suggest you post something on the Turkey Kurds story.
Sc#mBag Newspaper!!!!
I wasted 2 minutes of my life reading this story…
@Michael Geraghty Bodycoach:
Really??? Now you can understand Brexit….
Can’t believe the Rooney’s basement didn’t flood… I was so certain…
I feel betrayed now…
@Cowboy Paddy: hahaha same
My American cousin once asked politely… Why do all English footballers seem thick?
Hope he is not reading this!
Can I suggest bikini mud wrestling? No.
@Vin: solves everything!
This is not sports news, must be a slow day, this belongs in the gossip page
Chat s**t, get banged
Classy.
Oh I put stuff online and somehow other people saw it . I wonder how duh !!
Why is this thrash even news Jesus wept, keep this for glossy women’s mags, mainstream media outlets are becoming progressively worse all the time, there was a time when nonsense like this would have been frowned upon now the dumbed down generation lap it up.. Sad
@Jonny: or you could always just mind your own business.
@Jonny: Yet it’s at the top of the most popular stories clicked on.
@David: there’s always one.. Dear me
@Thunder Snowman: yeah women and millenials
Self proclaimed Liverpool fan selling stories to the S#n. Disgusting.
@Fergus O’Connor: You are assuming she did it, and that she wasn’t hacked. No true Liverpudlian would deal with the Sun, even if she detested Rooney, which it doesn’t seem like she does…
Who gives a s*it?!!
Mrs vardy has said that she did not need the money which sounds plausible enough but the sun may have had info on her. The sun and its readers are the bad guys here
@Noel O Sullivan: nail on the head. The sh*trag wouldn’t exist if the knuckledraggers didn’t buy it. That’s who I blame.
Rebekah if its any consolation you are my no strings.
#Dontbuythesun #totaleclipseofthesun
2 clowns
I think I’ll take Vardy out of my Fantasy football team now . And he great fixtures coming up…. flip
Cute move ,i like it….
Rebekah Vardy should ask for an extension on the friendship like Boris
How about learning some decorum and not sharing anything on any digital medium and keeping your cake hole shut about your short and pathetic life, love.
You have to be careful how you speak and treat your family and friends. I heard of relatives and friends that dont speak after years of friendship.
Wealthy women gasbagging. News.
When I seen John Duggan retweet it, I taught to myself. Is this where we’re at now!!
Conal thomas. Get a real job man. This has nothing to do with sport. You’re a very sad man
A battle of their fake t*ts will sort this out.rooney playing around again
It must be great to have the time
It’s funny if you go through the female sports articles on the 42 there’s zero comments in the comments section but two wags fighting and the comments section goes into melt down lol
@Jason Fogarty: and the funnier thing is, the majority of comments are from men
@Suzanne Bell: I know they should be ashamed for bringing themselves into disrepute lol
Who is Coleen Rooney??
#buythesun
This will send Wayne over the edge….any granny hookers in the vicinity are in the crosshairs.
Maybe Boris could mediate for them… he’s mighty at negotiating
Who is Colleen Rooney??
#buythesun
I don’t blame anyone only you Conal .. RUBBISH ..
She is no friend
To the 42 ::what the hell is this doing on the 42::you are about “”SPORT “” not this sh#t for GOD sack have some pride for your NAME
Coleen Rooney better have all her ducks in a row, otherwise she may will be on the receiving end of a Libel action me thinks.
I honestly couldn’t give a s##t,when your famous and have a social media account your private life is over,plus without having proper prove Coleen could be sued for slander etc!
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