
Russian tourist Anna from Ufa with her disabled daughter suffering from Aicardi syndrome was stuck at Istanbul airport for three days due to the postponement of the flight to Barcelona, receiving only one bun for the entire time and forced to reduce the child’s medication, which led to two ambulance calls.
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A family from Ufa was flying to Barcelona with a transfer in Istanbul. Due to weather and technical problems, the flight was rescheduled, resulting in a three-day delay at the airport.
A Russian tourist with her disabled daughter was kept at Istanbul airport for three days without food or water. Baza writes about this in the Telegram channel.
The family's journey from Ufa to Barcelona ended in Turkey, where they initially had to wait five hours for a connecting flight to Barcelona. Instead, Anna and her little daughter were stuck at Istanbul airport for three days due to flight delays. The reasons were explained by the weather and technical problems of the aircraft.
The daughter of a Russian woman suffers from Aicardi syndrome, caused by a malformation of the brain. Her mother had to give her less medicine so that there would be enough for her to reach Spain. As a result, an ambulance was called twice for the child. Anna complained about the lack of help and even normal food from the airline. During the entire time they were at the airport, they were brought one loaf of bread.
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