Monday, September 1, 2008

Limerick Tourists Stuck in the Sun

Over 250 Irish holidaymakers were stranded in Majorca yesterday by troubled Spanish airline Spanair.

The passengers were expected to fly home to ShannonSaturday morning at 8am, but instead were grounded due to a technical hitch.Earlier this month, another Spanair jet crashed on take-off at Madrid's Barajas airport, killing more than 150 people. It too had experienced technical glitches before taking off.

They arrived into Shannon safely Saturday evening from Palma airport, according to the Sunday Mirror newspaper, after tour operator Budget Travel organised alternative flights.

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