21 passengers get trapped in airport

AN investigation has been launched after 21 passengers were locked into the departures area at Cork Airport as they tried to board their flight, which then took off without them.

The bizarre incident occurred as the passengers tried to board Wizz Air flight number W6 1614, which was due to depart for Gdansk in Poland at 11.10pm on Tuesday.

They handed over their boarding passes and walked down a flight of stairs to an electronically controlled door which leads to where the aircraft was parked.