Pilgrims refuse to board flight after double hitch

Pilgrims due to travel to Croatia from Dublin yesterday refused to board their flight after it had already returned to the airport twice with technical issues.

Soon after departing just before 8am, the crew of Europe Airpost flight ABR-423J advised air traffic controllers that they had detected a minor technical issue.

The flight was en route to the Croatian city of Split, from where the 147 passengers from Limerick, Kerry, Galway, Mayo, and Donegal were due to travel onto Medjugorje.