They take a plane to go home but it drops at 1,300 kilometers: “We appeared in another country”

An English couple living in Fulham had planned to go to Marseille, France to watch a football match. The return, of course, was to his hometown in the UK. But something went wrong for Elise Mallia, 33, and Jessy Jezequel, 41. The Ryanair plane that was supposed to take them home landed 1,300 kilometers away and in another country: Spain.

The couple had taken advantage of the tour to take a short tour of the port city before heading to the airport: your boarding pass passed three checks before entering the gate, but still ended up unexpectedly extending their trip with a trip to the Spanish capital, according to his account. Mirror.

It wasn’t until the couple went down to Madrid that they both realized the misunderstanding. Elise, who works as a Fulham estate agent, said: ‘An hour after our flight, Jesse said he thought heard a stewardess say Madridbut we thought he had dreamed it.”

And he continued with his story: “But after that we started to realize that all the flight attendants spoke Spanish. When we asked, they told us that we were going to Madrid, and we had no idea how it was possible to be on that flight and not the one that brought us home”.

The woman further said her boarding passes had been scanned three times before boarding the flight and she thought they were wrong, but when they checked, they weren’t. They were approaching Madrid. “We were baffled and so were the flight attendants,” she said.

“We panicked”

“We got home at the end but we still have no idea how it happened. It’s not like taking the wrong bus, we literally ended up in another country!” he exclaimed.

The story went viral in April, when the couple had booked a flight from Marseille to Stansted airport and were heading to what they believed was the right gate. Elise said she swore she saw ‘Madrid‘ next door to theirs.

She recalled even joking with Jesse that they should go on vacation and go to Spain instead of going back to London, not realizing they would go along with that idea, but not at the right time.

Elise said: “It must surely be quite difficult to get on the wrong plane due to security! The couple finally flew back to Fulham, but five hours later than expected.” We were in a panic and tried to explain to the staff that we weren’t supposed to be in Spain.”

The couple continue to be amazed at the flaws in the controls_ “Everyone thought we were crazy at first, until we showed them our boarding passes. How come no one noticed our boarding passes or that there were others two passengers on the flight?

“You definitely shouldn’t be able to get on the wrong plane without anyone noticing!”

A Ryanair spokesperson provided details of what the company believes occurred: ‘Mr Jezequel and Ms Mallia boarded their flight from Marseille to London Stansted via the correct gate. However, these passengers did not follow their assigned route. to the plane leaving for London Stansted, they passed through an unauthorized area and mistakenly boarded a flight to Madrid“.

He explained: “Regarding the couple occupying the same assigned seats on their original flight, they explained: ‘Both passengers were able to occupy the same seats they had booked on their original flight, as this flight was not fully booked, so they have not been advised of their error at this time.”

“Before each flight departs, an announcement is made informing passengers of their final destination and estimated time of arrival, which should have alerted Mr. Jezequel and Ms. Mallia that they were on the wrong plane,” they explained. .

“Upon arrival at Madrid airport, these passengers realized their mistake and Ryanair staff were informed of these diverted passengers. Mr Jezequel and Ms Mallia were accommodated on a flight from Madrid to London Stansted on same day.

The company assigned them the responsibility of boarding the corresponding flight: “It is the responsibility of each passenger to ensure they board the correct aircraft“.