Paul O'Grady has issued a warning to his fans following his recent airport ordeal, which he said involved queues that were "a mile long" and hours long delays.
The popular presenter, 67, took to social media yesterday to report that he had been waiting to leave the runway at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam for over 2 hours on a KLM flight.
He later issued an update telling fans on Instagram that the plane took off "nearly 3 hours late," with him having since shared a warning for those who are hoping to go abroad.
The comedian said in a video last night that he had finally made it home "9 hours later," adding that it's normally a 45 minute flight from the capital of the Netherlands to the UK.
He attributed some of the delay to getting through security, saying "the queues were a mile line." He added: "And when you get through you've got the passports and all that."
Paul further commented: "We sat on the runway for quite a few hours for various reasons." He added: "The airports are chaotic so I'm just warning you now if you're travelling."
The presenter said he is "dreading" next month because he has to travel abroad for work, with him saying that he's "going from Gatwick and that's when the strikes are on."
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Paul continued in the recent video: "You'll all be going on holiday with your kids cause you haven't been away during the pandemic and it's gonna be a living hell. Imagine it?"
He then mentioned British Airways : "Good luck to BA when you go on strike because they knocked 10% off your wages during the pandemic and they refuse to reimburse you."
Further sharing his thoughts on the situation, the former Blind Date host commented towards the end of his video: "That's not on, so come on, fair play, cough up, swines."
BA staff are understood to have voted in favour of strike action at Heathrow Airport over the summer in response to a pay dispute, which could cause problems for holidays.
It's been reported the dispute is over executives refusing to reimburse check-in staff for a 10% pay cut during the pandemic, despite claims managers have been reimbursed.
The Mirror approached KLM and BA for comment.
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