One passenger said she only got home at 06:00 after being stuck on the runway in the middle of the night.

Passengers were stuck on the tarmac for more than two hours in the middle of the night after their diverted plane was unable to refuel at Stansted Airport. It was one of several flights diverted away from Gatwick Airport after a British Airways plane temporarily blocked its runway. After the already-delayed plane landed at Stansted, EasyJet said there was a lack of ground handling staff and the plane couldn't refuel. Passengers were only able to disembark after 03:00, and had to arrange their onward journeys with limited public transport options given the late hour. The airline apologised "for the inconvenience caused by the diversion and delay in disembarking". Passengers waiting inside the EasyJet plane in the middle of the night on Wednesday. "While we worked to make onward arrangements for customers, as no ground handling staff were available for the unscheduled arrival, the aircraft was unable to refuel and so customers disembarked in Stansted and were advised they would be reimbursed for their onward travel," EasyJet added. Passengers stuck on the aircraft, which had been travelling from Rome, were informed EasyJet was struggling to get any fuel to the plane. The airline has no arrangement with Swissport which had provided some fuel to another BA plane. Sammy, a passenger on the diverted EasyJet flight, told the BBC she didn't get home until around 06:00 because there were further delays in getting her luggage due to the lack of staff at Stanstead.