Watch moment easyJet pilot tells passengers that Gatwick flight won't take off
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00:00A little while ago, they threw the Milan crew off a bit and got us to prep it for you guys to go to the Isle of Man.
00:06Unfortunately, the Isle of Man, the air traffic control in the tower there at the airport are refusing to hold the airport open longer than the curfew of 9 o'clock.
00:15Quite often we can get an extension tonight, they're refusing point blank.
00:19So there is no way we'll be able to get you there, get turned around and get out of there before the airport closes, I'm afraid.
00:27So, we're going to have to deboard the airport. I'm terribly sorry, we would like nothing more than just to get you where you need to be.
00:33We're going to move you back up into the terminal and EasterJet are going to then make arrangements for your onward travel.
00:40I suspect, and they haven't told me, I suspect you'll be in a hotel overnight and then the first flight out in the morning.
00:47As soon as any more information has come to light, the situation is very fluid, we will pass it forward to you as quickly as we can.
00:55I'm so, so sorry, I know this is a massive inconvenience as an understatement.
01:02As I say, I'll hang around, as soon as I find out any more information, I'll pass it on to you.
01:10No, we're going to ask you to move back into the terminal, I'm afraid.
01:15The bags haven't been loaded or anything yet, so that's the delay.