"Eighty-three passengers were left stranded when their plane took off without them while they were stuck in border control queues at Marseille airport over the weekend."
"The Marseille-Provence airport operator blamed a lack of border guards for the hours-long queues at the airport on Saturday evening."
"Ryanair said that it had initially delayed the 10.30pm take-off to allow passengers to board, but said that it was obliged to respect its operational obligations."
"Marseille airport says that it has launched an investigation into what it calls an 'exceptionally rare' event."
A Ryanair flight from Marseille to Marrakesh took off without 83 passengers who were delayed in border control queues. The Marseille-Provence airport operator attributed the long queues to a shortage of border guards. This incident follows similar occurrences at European airports due to the EU's new EES biometric passport checks. Ryanair delayed the flight initially but had to leave without the stranded passengers. Marseille airport has launched an investigation into this unusual event, which has caused significant frustration among travelers.
Read at The Local France
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