EASYJET FLIGHT TO FUNCHAL CANCELED OUTRAGEOUS PASSENGERS

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

An easyJet flight, departing from Lisbon at 20:15, heading to Funchal, was canceled with passengers already at the boarding gate.

Outraged by this situation, some passengers expressed their revolt to JM, stressing that “once again the islanders are being harmed”.

They regret that unfortunately they only get information in the application and that there is only a flight guarantee “in two days, and on TAP, paid by the company”. However, easyJet “only offers one night stay, but there are no hotels available”.

Therefore, with luck, these passengers who were surprised today at Humberto Delgado Airport can continue their journey on the 13th, on a TAP flight, at 19:15.

From Jornal Madeira

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12 Responses

  1. EasyJet cancelled our flight mid air an hour from Madeira so another 3 hours flight back to Manchester. We will never fly with them again.

    1. What a stupid comment. Airlines operate to make a profit. Turn arounds and cancellations make a loss. If it was safe to fly they would. Be thankful safety is put before profit.

  3. Does anyone honestly believe that the pilots of these aircraft wish to circle the island for hours or divert to other airports and / or return from whence they came? No. Of course not. They have a great responsibility for their passengers. You should respect the decision of the pilot and air crew. You should respect the situation of the cabin crew, who have probably been working for many hours and now have no choice but to stay calm and continue their work. Remember too that they have homes and families and are not looking forward to having to spend unplanned time away from them. Use your brains and be happy that they will not risk your life by trying to land in very turbulent conditions.Unfortunately Madeira Island suffers inclement weather. This is very infrequent, but it happens. Nobody can control this. Everyone does their best to deal with the situations. But nobody has a magic wand. All these people have your best interests at heart. So be happy and be respectful. You, in the same position could probably not do any better. He who flies and walks away, lives to fly another day.

  4. I love Madiera ,but I know when I depart Manchester for Funchal I hope that I will arrive , it is not the fault of the airline or airport that some times it is very windy and a difficult airport to fly into .
    It is not always possible to dirvert to other airports in the vicinity and sometimes the aircraft has to turn back to the departure airport for safety reasons , all this is beyond the airlines commitments to get you where you are going . It is better to be safe than sorry
    Chris

  5. Simple solution…have enough beds in Porto Santo to accommodate delays and have a typ of condor ferry that leaves from canical to Madeira 2-3 daily when this operation is needed ..for flts landing in Porto Santo transfer if passenger’s…

    An investment worth it …stop the corruption of the mafia Madeiran companies that control all the port movements and the corrupt politicians that let them

    1. Obviously I understand the disappointment and regret of having to give up your holiday, but safety comes first and airlines have a duty to ensure this for passengers. They did their job well, it’s strange not to realize it. However, I wonder if there is a way to predict the destination weather conditions before take-off, so as to save everyone (aircrew, pilots, passengers) from this problem.

    2. That’s simple. Now tell us, simply, who should pay, bearing in mind Government funds come from taxation.

  6. We had a flight to Madeira cancelled whilst we were at the gate- all down to the weather. EasyJet put us up in a hotel at Gatwick and were prepared to do that for 3 nights until they predicted the weather would have improved. However, we decided to book a holiday to Tenerife and flew after only one night at the hotel and claimed all the money back on our insurance for the cancelled holiday. I would rather arrive safe and have this inconvenience than risk a dangerous landing

  7. We have flown to Madeira twice a year for last 15 years. We are aware of the unpredictable weather conditions and wind. We have experienced a couple of flights where we were warned we may not land but one flight – Easyjet from Bristol – was cancelled ‘due to weather condtions’. We had to stay in Bristol overnight. Strangely, a plane was sent from East Midlands! When we arrived at destination our friends told us all other flights arrived the previous day with no problems. It was obviously a technical problem. If they state it was due to weather passengers cannot claim from the airline. For this reason I have since shied away from Easyjet.

  8. I have had two overnight stays both paid for by Easyjet, after aborted landings in Madeira, one in Porto, one in Tenerife. Are you saying Easyjet refused to pay for your Bristol hotel?

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