Ryanair passengers were left fuming after their plane landed in the wrong country. The flight, which took off from Dublin, was supposed to arrive in Faro, Portugal.
However, due to air traffic control strikes, the plane missed its curfew and had to be diverted. It eventually touched down in Malaga, Spain - 260 miles away from its intended destination.
With no other flights available, the 157 passengers were instead forced to get a five-hour bus journey to Faro, Birmingham Live reports. Taking to social media, one person wrote: "Got on a @Ryanair flight to Faro and I'm in Malaga lads, you couldn't make this up."
Another passenger tweeted: "Disgraceful service by @Ryanair, who never had any intention of taking us to Faro, we know now the airport closed at 2am, we took off just before 1am Portugal time."
Ryanair said: "This flight from Dublin to Faro (16 Sept) diverted to Malaga having missed Faro Airport's curfew due to disruption from the French Air Traffic Control (ATC) strike, which was entirely beyond our control and impacted all airlines flying to/from/over France that day.
"To minimise disruption to passengers, Ryanair quickly arranged for a coach to transport passengers from Malaga Airport to their final destination.
"Ryanair sincerely apologises to passengers for the inconvenience caused as a result of this unjustified French ATC strike."
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