Malta to Barcelona to Dublin to London: One family’s nightmare 30-hour journey after easyJet cancels flight

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amid this month’s mass flight cancellations, one easyJet customer has spoken out about a nightmare journey home from Malta - where he, his wife and their two children were forced to spend 30 hours in transit at an extra cost of £2,000. “According to their initial email, we had the option of switching to another of their flights ‘for free’,” wrote Mr Rawstorne in the Daily Mail. “Forget the fact that would have involved a whole week absent from work and school, who in their right mind would put their trust in easyJet a second time?” In order to avoid the children missing school - not to mention spending extra money on staying in Malta - the Rawstorne family were forced to take a total of three flight legs home to the UK, crossing through Malta, Spain and Ireland. “Instead of fulfilling their basic function – to get you from A to B and back again – airlines like easyJet are simply abandoning their customers.” An easyJet spokesperson said:“We are very sorry that Mr Rawstorne and his family’s flight from Malta to Gatwick was cancelled.