Friends race across Europe while ‘extremely hungover’ amid easyJet flight chaos

The weary pals mentioned the expertise was like one thing out ‘the Hangover’ (Image: Getty)

A bunch of pals had an ‘extraordinarily hungover’ race throughout the Netherlands to make it residence after easyJet cancelled their flight.

Greater than 200 easyJet providers had been axed over the weekend attributable to a spike in coronavirus circumstances.

Ethan Newton-Prepare dinner and his two pals Sophie and Hannah had been in Amsterdam to see the band Simple Life.

They had been attributable to fly to Luton at 10am on Sunday, earlier than heading residence to Birmingham in time for work on Monday.

However they discovered at 6am their flight had been cancelled, and the following out there one wouldn’t be till 7pm.

The trio had been fearful that flight too can be cancelled or they’d be stranded in Luton.

Ethan booked them on a flight from Dusseldorf to Paris, which then flew straight to Birmingham.

He advised Metro.co.uk: ‘It was extraordinarily necessary I used to be again in UK in time for work the next morning.

‘I work in finance and we’re mid manner via half 12 months finish, so a cellphone name to my boss to say I’m caught in Holland was not on the playing cards.’

The chums had been amongst these caught up in easyJet chaos this weekend (Image: Ethan Newton-Prepare dinner)

A spike in optimistic Covid-19 circumstances has precipitated main issues for airways comparable to easyJet (Image: PA)

The buddies rushed to Amsterdam Central prepare station to catch a prepare to Germany.

Ethan mentioned: ‘We sprinted to make the prepare with the doorways nearly closing on us – my pal fell over within the rush.

‘It was on the prime of an escalator the place it ranges off and she or he had a heavy backpack on so she couldn’t get again up, she was simply swept together with escalator. It was essentially the most undignified entrance to a prepare station of all time.’

The trio obtained off at Amsterdam Airport prepare station forward of their connecting prepare to Dusseldorf – however additional journey woes adopted.

Ethan, 22, defined: ‘Station data screens had been down, so we had no strategy to know which prepare was arriving to which platform, so we needed to likelihood that we might be on the appropriate one.

‘I assumed, you understand, we’re in Europe the trains run like clockwork, it’ll be an extended day however we shouldn’t have any issues, however it was a catastrophe from getting on the very first prepare.’

By now, the buddies’ hangover from the earlier night time had kicked in – making the nervousness of the day a lot worse.

The chums had been suggested to go to Utrecht, the place they may as soon as once more attempt to catch a prepare to Dusseldorf. 

However upon arrival at a ‘freezing’ platform they found that every one trains in Holland had been cancelled till 5pm.

‘We had been primarily stranded in Utrecht,’ Ethan added.

An evening out on Saturday meant they had been ‘extraordinarily hungover’ the following day (Image: Ethan Newton-Prepare dinner)

The chums are awaiting information from easyJet on potential refunds (Image: Ethan Newton-Prepare dinner)

‘As soon as we realized all of the trains had been cancelled, I’ve by no means felt something like that in my life.

‘That was extra like pure helplessness, it might be one factor to be caught someplace with an airport however Utrecht appeared like being caught within the Stoke-on-Trent of Holland or one thing.’

They determined to go again to Amsterdam Airport with hopes their authentic 7pm flight to the UK would nonetheless be working.

The chums desperately approached a Dutch girl who, additionally affected by the prepare cancellations, had ordered an Uber to North Amsterdam.

The group forked out €300 between them to go again to the Dutch capital.

Lastly, after a delay, the easyJet flight did take off from Amsterdam and so they made it to Luton – the place Ethan’s mum met the weary travellers forward of a two-hour drive residence.

The group at the moment are are ready for any information from easyJet.

Ethan, who's £759 out of pocket, mentioned: ‘I obtained an auto reply saying they couldn’t discover my reserving, and after I went to submit it once more the shape had modified so I’m ready on the following reply. 

‘I’m extraordinarily fearful about how lengthy it’s going to take to struggle for the compensation.’

Whereas the ordeal is much from over, the buddies already say they will chuckle in regards to the expertise.

He added: ‘It was simply our luck that easyJet cancelled lots of of flights the identical day your complete Dutch rail community got here to a cease.

‘All’s properly that ends properly – I simply want we’d recorded the entire thing, I might have appeared on the following Holidays from Hell on Channel 4.’

An easyJet spokesperson advised Metro.co.uk: ‘We're sorry for any inconvenience for affected prospects.’

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