More than 300 Czech tourists left stranded at Brno, Burgas airports

More than 300 Czech tourists were left stranded at airports in Brno and Burgas, Bulgaria, when a return charter flight from the Czech Republic failed to depart on Wednesday due to a technical fault. Around 100 spent the night at Burgas airport while others transferred to a hotel, the spokesman for the Association of Czech Tour Operators and Agencies Tomio Okamura said. Central Charter Airlines, the company in question, commissioned two extra planes to deal with the situation. According to EU regulations individual airlines – and not tour operators – carry responsibility for flight delays and flight cancelation, Mr Okamura said.