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More than 200 football fans have been stranded at Gatwick airport after their flight to Moscow for the final of the Champions League was cancelled. | More than 200 football fans have given up hope of reaching the Champions League final after their chartered flight to Moscow was cancelled. |
The 224 Chelsea supporters had planned to fly to Russia on a special charter flight, leaving the airport's south terminal at 0555 BST. | The 224 Chelsea supporters were stranded at Gatwick airport for about six hours before finding out they would not reach the UEFA final at 1945 BST. |
An airport spokesman said a technical problem caused the cancellation. | They were told the 0555 BST flight had been delayed, but it was eventually cancelled at about 1300 BST. |
Some of the fans have left the airport because they are too late to get to the match, which starts at 1945 BST. | An airport spokesman said there was a hydraulic fault with the plane. |
| Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to become the European champions in the competition's first all-England final. | Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to become the European champions in the competition's first all-England final. |
| Neil Turner, who was travelling to Moscow with his father-in-law and some friends, said he was "absolutely gutted" to have missed the final. |
| "This is the pinnacle of our Chelsea years," he said. "We are choked about the way we have been treated." |
| He said the fans, who had paid about £1,000 each for the day trip, were told too late to make alternative plans to get to Moscow. |
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| Were you due to be on the flight, or know someone who was? Send us your comments by filling out the form below. | Were you due to be on the flight, or know someone who was? Send us your comments by filling out the form below. |
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