Brits flying from Manchester to London get way more than they bargained for when they realise where they actually landed

European airports have been doing overtime throughout the last few days due to the travel disruption caused by Storm Isha.

Hundreds of Brits making supposedly simple journeys across the UK have ended up on unplanned expeditions to various parts of the continent - which may sound like fun, but the people onboard the diverted planes aren't as amused.

Passengers travelling on Ryanair flight RYR718 from Manchester to London Stansted have complained about their 'nightmare' experience while trying to land in London last night (21 January).

Pilots were forced to think on their feet when multiple attempts to touch down were unsuccessful due to the power of Storm Isha, which has battered the country with up to 90mph winds.

Travellers were in the air for a lot longer than they initially expected - as what was supposed to be a 37 minute journey ended up turning into a nearly three hour trip.

That's because Ryanair was forced to reroute the plane to a European hotspot, which is usually beloved by Brits, due to the wild weather.

Flyers ended up landing more than 1,000 miles away in the Hungarian capital of Budapest in the early hours of this morning (22 January), after being strapped into their airplane seats for a whopping two hours and 50 minutes.

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People have began to share their experiences of the travel nightmare on social media and they aren't as cheery as the reviews coming from the Ryanair passengers who ended up in Paris instead of Dublin due to Storm Isha.

Those lot were cheering when they found out they were heading to the city of love - but I guess Budapest just isn't for everyone.

According to X users who say they were on the flight, the plane originally left from Budapest with the aim of arriving at Stansted, but ended up in Manchester.

They claim passengers were given a choice to either disembark or join a flight to attempt to land in Stansted - but this then ended up back in Budapest.

One passenger fumed: "Two failed landings at Stansted, then landed at Manchester. 3 hours later we try again to land at Stansted, now in Budapest."

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A third traveller added: "We got off in Manchester and have had to pay to stay overnight and find a way home.

"20% passengers stayed on board as Ryanair said they would take them back to Stansted."

Ryanair said in a statement regarding the disruptions: "Due to Storm Isha, some flights to/from the UK and Ireland yesterday and today (22 January) have regrettably been cancelled/delayed.

"We are working hard to re-accommodate affected passengers and advise all passengers due to travel to/from the UK or Ireland today to check their Ryanair app for the latest updates on their flight.

"Ryanair sincerely apologises to all passengers affected by these storm-related disruptions, which are entirely beyond our control and have impacted all airlines operating to/from the UK and Ireland yesterday."

The National Air Traffic Services said: "Due to adverse weather conditions across the UK, temporary air traffic restrictions are in place. Restrictions of this sort are only every applied to maintain safety.

"Our teams are working closely with airports and airlines to minimise disruption. Passengers should check the status of their flight with their airline."