Heartbreaking images of children sleeping on the floor of Heathrow Airport have sparked outrage on social media, after a Perth mother-of-three claimed her family had been stranded for three days, unable to board any flights home.
A Perth mother of three – including an infant – says she and her family have been stranded at London’s Heathrow airport for three days after being bumped off flights in favour of business class travellers due to Australia’s caps on international arrivals.Facebook
She said selection for a flight was based on a range of criteria, including compassionate and medical requirements, and each passenger's case was treated on an individual basis regardless of the passenger class they had booked. Ms Richardson's predicament got flagged with Australia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, George Brandis, on Twitter.“This is obviously extremely troubling and no Australian should – or need be – in this position,” he tweeted on Sunday.
She said she and her children were “safe” until Monday, when she was told she would hear back from the Australian High Commission.
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