It’s home sweet home for surprise birthday break jet-setters from Germany

A SURPRISE 50th birthday break lasted a week longer than planned for a German family who finally got home yesterday after flights resumed at Cork Airport.

Daughters Marieka and Melanie Thoben brought mum, Marlene, to Ireland together with Melanie’s boyfriend, Marcel, to celebrate the milestone.

But their return flight last Saturday morning was one of thousands cancelled by the volcanic cloud.