The party of seven were looking forward to a weekend catch-up in the south of France.
Maria Cusine, standing, with friends after being told they were going nowhere
The pilot announced the news to passengers on the scheduled flight to Carcassone, who then had to queue to retrieve their bags. Ms Cusine said:"We were aware of a strike and were a bit concerned, but everything was fine and normal."Then as we settled down for the flight we were told that the strike was causing a six-hour delay and that we would not be able to travel.
"But there were clearly many people on that flight trying to get to loved ones and it was very upsetting for them."
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