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Bulgaria-bound passengers return home after being stranded at Frankfurt Airport

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The Wizz Air plane flying from Frankfurt to Sofia and carrying 150 Bulgarian citizens onboard has landed successfully on Sofia Airport shortly after midnight, one day behind schedule. 

Due to multiple delays, the passengers spent 10 hours inside the plane. There were twelve babies among the Bulgarian citizens. The passengers are planning to file a class action lawsuit against the airline and seek compensations. Wizz Air has not yet commented on the case.




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