Passengers of the Wizz Air flight from Israel to Venice were surprised to find that the plane landed about 150 km from their destination. The passengers, who took off tonight (Thursday), just before 01:00, were supposed to land three hours later in Venice, From there.
Yaron Benvenisti, who was on the flight, told Israel Today: "The captain said I have good and bad news, we are in Italy - but not in Venice. We went out and there was no one to talk to, the field was deserted and we had to manage alone 150 km away. From Venice.
On the plane they said they would meet us and arrange transportation, of course there was no one, no transportation and nothing.
I paid 260 euros for a taxi, more than the plane ticket to get to Venice. "
"The plane was completely full, there was an El Al flight that was canceled so apparently many switched to a Wizz flight. Before we took off from Ben Gurion Airport, the captain said we should leave because if we did not leave fast enough then the airport in Venice closed, but then when they closed the doors he reassured us And said that everything was fine and we would arrive on time.
As mentioned, a surprise awaited us.
"We landed in Bologna without any assistance, everyone had to find a solution for themselves, there were no airline crews and no one came to explain what next," Benvenisti concludes.
A few weeks ago, we published in "Israel Today" about a similar incident that occurred on a Wizz flight to London.
The flight landed in Doncaster, a few hundred miles from London and also there, the passengers had to find solutions themselves.
A lawsuit is now being filed against the airline with more than 50 Israelis taking part in it.
At this stage, it is not clear why the pilot landed the plane in Bologna and why there were no crews traveling to the Israeli passengers to find a solution.
Wizz Air has not yet responded, the company's response will be published when received.
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