Renfrew resident slams EasyJet after waiting 40minutes on runway at Glasgow Airport

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A disgruntled Renfrew resident has told how she waited 40 minutes on the runway at Glasgow Airport after a delayed EasyJet flight.Sarah Welsh was due to leave London Luton – the home of EasyJet on Monday morning on a flight into Glasgow Airport.Sarah, claims her flight was delayed by more than twenty minutes, and when they aircraft touched down at Glasgow, passengers were told “to sit back down” as there wasn’t “enough staff to get passengers off the plane.” Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here The 25-year-old told us: “Monday morning flights from London to Glasgow are always busy, and most people understand that.“But to have a flight delayed by more than twenty or thirty minutes and then have passengers stuck on the plane for 40minutes after it’s landed, sitting on the runway is a bit of a joke.“If domestic flights aren’t leaving from Luton on time, then there’s no hope.”Sarah, added: “Once we landed, everyone got their bags from the overhead lockers and there was a little wait like normal.“But then the pilot came on over the radio and told us all to sit back down as there wasn’t enough ground staff to let us off of the plane and he expected us to be waiting quite some time.“And it’s a pity because people blame the airports for this, but it’s EasyJets fault for not having the staff.“It’s a joke that this far after lockdown, the weekend after the Queen’s Jubilee and with the summer holidays coming up that these airline haven’t got their finger out and sorted the staffing