Hungarian passengers waited for 28 hours at Zadar airport after Ryanair didn’t pick them up

Due to bad weather conditions, the passengers’ Ryanair plane landed in the safer Zagreb instead of Zadar. However, those waiting in Zadar were not informed of this. Those arriving in Zagreb also found themselves in a messy situation. Passengers waiting at Zadar airport ended up waiting 28 hours.

Budapest-Zadar Ryanair flight landed in Zagreb, Zadar passengers not notified

On Sunday, we reported that the Friday evening Ryanair flight FR6521 from Budapest to Zadar was delayed by 70 minutes. However, due to bad weather conditions, after an hour of circling, it was decided to land in the safer Zagreb instead of Zadar. Passengers waiting in Zadar were not informed of this change.

A passenger, Brigitta Csikós, waiting in Zadar told Blikk, a Hungarian tabloid, that their flight home was due to leave at 10:35 on Friday evening, but they received a message 39 minutes after midnight that their flight would be rescheduled for 11:30 PM the next day (Saturday) due to the storm.

“Until then, the display only indicated that the flight was delayed. This was the case with a Polish and an Austrian Ryanair plane. They told us they were trying to find us accommodation and a lift, and a little later they told us to make our own arrangements, she added.

Zadar-Budapest flight takes off at 2 AM Sunday instead of 10.35 PM Friday

Some people left the airport to take the train home, but Brigitta and her friend stayed there. They were promised a flight home on Saturday evening. However, the departure time was changed several times. They finally took off at 2 AM on Sunday night.

“Finally, we were only able to return home 28 hours later, spending the night at the airport. We lay on our towels, others stretched out on sponges taken from chairs. It was very cold because of the air conditioning,”

she added.

From Budapest, they drove home to Hódmezővásárhely, where they arrived at 6.15 in the morning. In any case, they want compensation for what happened.

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