An elderly couple, hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, has demanded compensation from EasyJet after their flight was cancelled because of being struck by lightning, reported Metro.
The couple had booked flight tickets and were about to fly back from Krakow to Edinburgh on April 14 to attend the birthday of their granddaughter. However, the couple’s flight was canceled after their plane was hit by lightning amid a storm and needed repair work.
The airline staff told the stranded couple that the next available flight will be on Monday, April 17. James Digance, aged 75, and his 74-year-old wife Margaret Digance were then given room to stay in a hotel opposite the airport by EasyJet.
The couple was helped by a kind Polish man in booking new flight tickets. However, the new flight tickets cost them a whopping £1,318 ($1,640) and they had to travel via Frankfurt, Germany to reach Edinburgh on the afternoon of April 15.
