We travelled on the afternoon flight from Gatwick in June.We came in to land and all seemed well,seat belts on,landing gear down,then we suddenly started to climb again.
The pilot explained that there was some low cloud and that we would have to circle for a while.We went round and round the island and then made another attempt,the same thing happened.
By this time everyone was getting a bit nervous but being British no one made a fuss but just sat there waiting to see what would happen next. The Captain made an announcement that as she was only allowed to make two attempts at landing we would have to divert to Thessalonika,which happens to be on the other side of Greece on the Northern tip of the Aegean Sea and near the Macedonian border.
By the time we disembarked and they offloaded our luggage it was almost midnight,then there was the mammoth task of finding accommodation for a plane load of people,some with young children.
We were finally bussed to a Hotel and arrived at 4am. After a sleepless few hours we had breakfast and were driven back to the airport
to catch our flight to Corfu which was due to take off at 13:30 but then were told Corfu airport was closed due to bad weather.
Well by this time people were beginning to lose their patience but what can you do? We finally took off at 15:30 and this time we made it.
I've never been so glad to see the welcoming face of our driver who couldn't understand why we were diverted when every other plane managed to land! Makes you wonder.
When we got to Agios Stefanos we quickly showered,found something to wear that wasn't too creased and headed down to Manthos 40year Anniversary party. Had a great time but would have enjoyed it more if we hadn't been so tired.