Passengers sleep overnight on FLOOR in airport after Ryanair flight from Manchester forced to suddenly divert

Passengers slept overnight on the FLOOR in an airport after a Ryanair flight from Manchester was forced to make a sudden diversion.

The flight on May 12, destined for Faro, had to suddenly land in Nantes, France after a member of crew on board became unwell.

However after landing, passengers were told the flight could not continue to their final destination until the following day, something that Ryanair says was due to a 'strict curfew' at Nantes.

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One passenger, Joanne Wharton told the Manchester Evening News that after landing, they remained sat on the runway for two hours with 'no access' to water before disembarking and going inside the airport.

It was at this point that Joanne claimed there was some confusion with staff about passengers being offered overnight accommodation, before they were later told there was 'limited availability' in hotels. They were given mats to sleep on the floor in an airport conference room.

Joanne said: "We remained on the runway in Nantes for approximately two hours with no access to water. I was informed by flight crew that there was no suitable drinking water available.

"At approximately midnight, the Captain announced very clearly that we needed to leave the plane, go into Nantes airport and a member of staff would be there to take us to our hotel for the evening.

"When we arrived in the airport, it was entirely deserted, with no clear indication of where to find a member of support staff. I eventually found a member of staff who informed me he did not know what was going to happen and asked me to wait.

"Gradually as the rest of the passengers arrived, small pieces of information were fed to us via