About sixty passengers on the Toulouse-Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) flight have been stranded since yesterday at Toulouse airport. Volotea flight attendants have called for a strike over the Easter weekend.
The holidays start very badly for these passengers. Departing for the Canary Island, they ultimately did not leave French soil. Their flight V72570 scheduled yesterday Sunday at 7 p.m. and chartered by Volotea was canceled at check-in.
Since then, these castaways have had no news from the airline. After hours of waiting for a hypothetical flight in front of the Volotea counter, they finally spent a night in a hotel near the airport.
Yesterday, the company told us that a flight would leave this morning but at 10 am, still nothing. Finally we are still stuck here without news. The ground staff has no information.
Laurent, passenger of the canceled flight
Two strike calls were launched by the aircrew and pilots of the Volotea company for the Easter weekend and April 23 and 24. These employees denounce their swages and their working conditions.
As a result of this protest movement, hundreds of flights have been canceled or postponed. On social networks, many passengers are overwhelmed by the situation.
We understand the demands of Volotea staff but we are the collateral damage of this strike. We’ve already lost two days of vacation.
Laurent, passenger of the canceled flight
Laurent, who left Mayenne with his wife and two children, takes his troubles patiently but the interminable wait begins to get on his nerves. Same feeling for passengers who want to return to Toulouse. They face the same rerouting issues.
These passengers will remember their departure on vacation for a long time. Many have their return flight with the same company. It’s hard to take full advantage of your holidays under these conditions. They have already planned to seek compensation for the inconvenience caused.
