Naomi Thomas’ stepdaughter, Annie, had to leave on school trip to France today – but missed it after family flight home from half-term holiday in Portugal has been cancelled.

Primary school teacher is currently stuck with her partner Danny Massey, who also works at the school as a website manager and has two stepsons aged 13 and 14. in Paris, France.

they are stuck there on their rescheduled journey from Faro to Crewe, Cheshire after their direct easyJet flight from Portugal to Liverpool was cancelled. on Saturday evening.

Luckily her school is closed today, but her partner and stepson Alfie should both were in school.

They are afraid not chance of receiving back Today – with all Eurostar flights and trains are fully booked – and they can’t get in walk-on ferry tickets or find car rent, which allow collect them in France and leave in England.

They are already from 2000 to 2500 pounds out of pocket and still no home.

“It was nightmare’, Ms Thomas told Sky News after first holiday in five years.

They were ready board their flight from Faro when it was canceled and ended up overnight stay at the airport, during which we managed to book a flight to Paris for in next morning and Eurostar tickets to the UK.

But “it was more chaos at the Gare du Nord than at Faro Airport,” she said.

Eurostar passengers faced delays and cancellations on Sunday because of power supply problems near Paris.

“That was when reality Indeed hit that we’re stuck, that we’re really stuck now in Paris, with No way of receiving back to the UK,” she said.

“We tried to arrange a school trip reunion on this is side in France so that Annie can join school trip, but unfortunately they were arriving in Calais so early this morning that we didn’t have way of to get there.

“So we had to let her know bad news and she was very disappointed.”

family now booked on Eurostar service must leave Paris on Tuesday afternoon.

asked how what she felt, she replied: “Angry at easyJet… we were going to board aircraft, which in our opinion they had no intention of ever flying back with passengers on It.”

“We are not the only ones. There are so many. people in similar situation,” she said. added, criticizing the airline’s lack of of communication and support with find alternative flights, hotel stays, food and drinks.

EasyJet apologized for violation “due to the ongoing difficult operating environmentand said that the clients were provided with options rebook or receive a refund, and with hotel accommodation and meals required.

Airline added what did he have also these clients information on how arrange it quickly online or via Appendix.

hundreds of flights to and from the UK have been cancelled. in in last a week, with Transportation Minister Grant Shapps said airlines and travel firms have “seriously oversold flights and holidays compared to their delivery capabilities” despite government warnings.

The aviation industry is suffering from a shortage of workers after laying off thousands of people go during the coronavirus pandemic.

Airlines now struggling recruit new workers and process their security checks that they claim are being delayed due to government Red ribbon.

After meeting with airports, airlines and ground handling companies last week, office minister said he responded to industry demands speed up security checks for workers and allow some staff in non-security jobs up training right away.

He said he’ll do absolutely anything possible do sure”Vacationers can leave without problems in the summer, but this up to the sector fix Problems.

Mr. Shapps said, “Obviously they were taken by surprise way people returned to travel after two years of be locked down but I’m not surprised – we kept saying: you will need to be ready for this is.”