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Airline launches probe after passenger flew to wrong city

Thursday, 10 July 20143 min read

Jet2 is investigating how a passenger travelling from Turkey to Glasgow ended up in Leeds-Bradford.

Stacey McGuinness, 27, from Dundee, was due to fly home from Dalaman in Turkey on Friday night, but landed in Yorkshire instead of Scotland.

She told the Daly Mail that a screen at Dalaman airport directed her to Gate 33, but when she arrived at the desk it said Leeds-Bradford, so she checked with staff and was told twice that it was the correct flight.

When the plane landed, Ms McGuinness met a Jet2 manager, who apologised for the mistake and called a taxi to take her on the five-hour journey to Dundee.

However, her luggage was missing for several days and she told the Daily Mail she wants compensation for the error, which left her "traumatised".

A Jet2 spokesperson said: "We are aware of Ms McGuinness’s experience and have offered our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

"A full investigation is underway; however security was never compromised as she was a ticketed passenger and both she and her luggage had completed all security checks."