Couple accidentally board WRONG Ryanair flight to Alicante and face desperate dash to catch plane

A couple have criticised Ryanair for their 'lack of organisation' after they discovered they were onboard the wrong flight just minutes before it was due to take-off.

Simon Robinson, 57, and his wife Michelle, 59, were allowed through the boarding gate at Manchester Airport and on to a different plane. They said they only realised when other passengers alerted them they were in the wrong seat.

Ryanair have admitted the error, and said it was the 'passengers' responsibility to ensure they board the correct aircraft'. But, Simon has branded the incident "concerning" as they 'could have been anyone.'

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The couple, from Stalybridge, Tameside, said they were confident they were boarding the correct flight. But Simon said due to there being two Ryanair flights to Alicante at similar times, this might have caused the mix-up.

Speaking to the M.E.N .he said: "When we arrived at the airport it was extremely busy. We got to Terminal Three and I put my case on the bag drop but it didn't work so we had to queue up for check-in.

"We got our printed boarding passes and that was all fine. We went through security and it was absolutely mad. We got through to departures and knew exactly what time our flight was.

"The gate went up and we arrived at gate 48. They called out the number on our boarding pass and me and my wife went up. We went through and straight on to the plane.

"Someone came over and said we were in their seat but we knew we were in the right seat. Luckily we went to the front of the plane and they told us we were on the wrong plane."

Simon said fortunately the correct flight was held for them until they were able to board, but claims they were unable