Stuck on plane

By David Anderson

BRITISH holidaymakers were furious after being left in their plane for nearly two hours at Malaga airport, as no buses were available to take them to the terminal.

majority in both. Voter turnout was similar to 2019, with a 61.4% turnout.

In Malaga, the PP gained more than 100 new seats, while the PSOE lost over 40 seats.

The right-wing party has 510 councillors along the Costa del Sol, snaring an extra 50,000 votes.

Nationwide, the PP benefited from the collapse of centre-right Ciudadanos, taking seven of the 12 regions, overthrowing PSOE in Aragon, Valencia and Rioja.

The PP is likely to need support from Vox to form various regional governments.

It is this alarming rise of the far-right Vox party that Sanchez thinks he can counter in a quick election.

“The best thing is for Spaniards to have their say to define the political course of the country,” he said on Monday.

To make matters worse, the Ryanair flight from Newcastle had left in brilliant sunshine but touched down during heavy rain. The angry passengers demanded action and threatened to open the doors and jump out. “People were standing in the aisle with their bags as soon as the plane touched down, but they had a hell of a long wait,” pensioner Margaret Ramsay told the Olive Press. “The crew kept announcing that the bus would be here in about 10 minutes, but it was almost two hours before one came.” Margaret, 74, from Sunderland added: “It was awful. Children were playing up and babies were crying.”

When passengers eventually left the rain-lashed airport some of the roads outside the building were flooded. And the forecast for the week .... more rain!

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