Stag party stranded at Edinburgh Airport after Easyjet cancel flight home for two days

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A stag do party left stranded at Edinburgh Airport after a cancelled flight were told they would have to wait two days for the next departure home.

Matt Jopling, 36, spent the weekend in the capital with eight pals, enjoying paintballing and a ghost tour. The group had suffered a string of travel disasters which had already delayed their arrival into Edinburgh for the trip.

And arriving at the city’s airport to leave, they found their return flight was initially delayed then cancelled.Unanble to wait two days for due to work commitments, the friends were forced to fork out £160 each for a train home to Bristol instead.Matt, from Swansea, told how they arrived at Edinburgh Airport to discover their 9.30pm flight on Sunday, June 6 was initially delayed until 11.30pm.The bar manager said it was delayed again until 12.10am before being cancelled.EasyJet put the lads in a hotel overnight but informed them there would be no flights out until Tuesday so they should organise another route home.After a night in the hotel and eager to get back to Bristol, the group reluctantly decided to catch a train back.Speaking to Edinburgh Live, Matt said: “Myself and eight other friends planned to fly from Bristol to Edinburgh on Thursday, then fly back Sunday.“We were delayed for ten hours on the Thursday, flying from Bristol, after the 11.30am flight was cancelled, while we were sitting in the departures lounge.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday afternoons.Signing up is simple, easy and