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| Stranded holidaymakers fly home | Stranded holidaymakers fly home |
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| Tourists who were stranded for three days in the Canary Islands have spoken of their ordeal after arriving home. | |
| More than 300 holidaymakers had been stuck on Gran Canaria since Saturday after a travel firm's sole jet developed a technical problem. | |
| About 165 passengers were also unable to get home from Alicante in mainland Spain after their flight was cancelled. | About 165 passengers were also unable to get home from Alicante in mainland Spain after their flight was cancelled. |
| Seguro Holidays said the issue had been resolved and everyone would be back at Prestwick Airport by Tuesday evening. | Seguro Holidays said the issue had been resolved and everyone would be back at Prestwick Airport by Tuesday evening. |
| Many of the holidaymakers returning home spoke of their relief at finally getting back to Scotland. | |
| They have now reinstated the licence of Sky Wings and it will be operating as normal from Prestwick Richard BurkeSeguro | |
| Derek McLaren, who had been in Alicante with his family, said: "It's brilliant to be back. Our flight was cancelled and we didn't have a lot of money. | |
| "We had two nights' delay. We managed to get free drinks for the kids even though they didn't want to give us them." | |
| Another holidaymaker, Brian Murphy, said: "A lot of people were running out of money. | |
| "It was the flight company that was the problem. I was a bit scared on the way out because of the state of the plane." | |
| More than 1,000 people had been hit by delays after the firm cancelled flights to and from Prestwick Airport. | More than 1,000 people had been hit by delays after the firm cancelled flights to and from Prestwick Airport. |
| Seguro's plane, which was chartered from Sky Wings, had its licence suspended after a problem with the navigation system. | Seguro's plane, which was chartered from Sky Wings, had its licence suspended after a problem with the navigation system. |
| Getting home | |
| Speaking to the BBC Scotland news website, Richard Burke, managing director of Seguro, said: "There was a further problem with paperwork with the Civilian Aviation Authority in Athens which delayed things. | Speaking to the BBC Scotland news website, Richard Burke, managing director of Seguro, said: "There was a further problem with paperwork with the Civilian Aviation Authority in Athens which delayed things. |
| "They have now reinstated the licence of Sky Wings and it will be operating as normal from Prestwick. | "They have now reinstated the licence of Sky Wings and it will be operating as normal from Prestwick. |
| "Everyone will be coming home on Tuesday." | |
| About 330 passengers who were due to fly out from Prestwick on Saturday have been given a refund for their cancelled holiday. | About 330 passengers who were due to fly out from Prestwick on Saturday have been given a refund for their cancelled holiday. |
| The plane was supposed to bring holidaymakers back from Las Palmas in Gran Canaria but they were left with no means of getting home. | The plane was supposed to bring holidaymakers back from Las Palmas in Gran Canaria but they were left with no means of getting home. |