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Alex Holland, a financial consultant in Dubai, tells the BBC he spent Christmas in Poitiers, France with his father and siblings.

The family tried to fly from Poitiers to London’s Stansted Airport yesterday evening, but their flight was cancelled. The flight attempted to land first in Poitiers and then Limoges, before landing at Bordeaux.

Passengers travelling to Poitiers were able to take a bus from Bordeaux – but for Holland and his family the next available flight out of Poitiers wasn’t until Wednesday.

Holland and his siblings took a train to Bordeaux and stayed in a hotel overnight.

The family was able to fly from Bordeaux to Gatwick this morning – though Holland says there was a “fair amount of money spent to get back”.

We’ll shortly be pausing our live coverage of today’s flight disruptions. Thanks for staying with us.