Frantic Brits left stranded abroad by flight cancellations forced to miss work and school exams after half-term chaos

THOUSANDS of Brits have been left stranded abroad after their flights were cancelled over the weekend – missing important exams and work.

Following a week of chaos, many Brits who went abroad had hoped to be back in time for the start of the school term today.

However, the flight cancellations have seen many struggling to get replacement flights home, meaning they are having to miss exams and work.

Mum Emma said her 17-year-old son was facing missing his GCSE exam after his flights back from Disneyland were cancelled.

She told there was “no guarantee” he would be back in time, being forced to pay for Eurostar tickets after easyJet couldn’t fly him back before Tuesday.

And dad-of-four Joe said his kids were having to miss three days of school because their return flights from Tenerife were cancelled twice.

It’s not just kids – teachers have said they are also unable to get home in time for the start of school following half-term holidays today.

Kelly and her husband, both teachers, said their easyJet flights from Montenegro were cancelled, and couldn’t fly back until Thursday.

And special needs teacher Pol said he had to pay £450 for alternative flights to be back in time for his students.

EasyJet cancelled more than 100 flights over the weekend, after the airline said they would be reducing their flight schedule until today.

TUI has cancelled nearly 200 flights until the end of the month, affecting roughly six flights a day.

And British Airways has cancelled around 16,000 flights between March and October as part of their schedule reduction.

Long queues have continued at airports across the UK – passengers at Birmingham Airport said they had to wait hours at security while Bristol Airport passengers said they waited as long as three hours to get their baggage.

Flights at London Luton were delayed and diverted yesterday due to a power cut.

It’s not just airlines – Eurostar passengers were stranded after power issues caused a number of trains between Paris and London to be cancelled yesterday.

Experts are telling holidaymakers to leave their luggage at home to avoid long queues at the airport.

A travel expert has revealed how to get compensation if your travel plans are cancelled.