Following the standstill, two separate flights carrying two youngsters from Dublin to the capital were canceled.
The Gavin Glynn Foundation, a charitable organization, was flying them over to The Christie Hospital for proton beam therapy.
John Glynn, the founder of the organization, spoke on behalf of the families, saying: “Aer Lingus were fantastic.” The family were able to board flights to Birmingham, from where we transported them to Manchester via cab.”
It ended on a true cliffhanger. At the airport, the families became angrier as they waited.The kids were growing agitated the longer it went on because they could see how anxious their parents were.
“But the children started their treatment this morning on time.”
The charity, which Mr. Glynn formed after his own son Gavin passed away at the age of four ten years ago, specializes in transporting kids by air to locations where treatment is not readily available in Ireland.
The foundation covers every cost.
“We were very fortunate as we have a lot of support from the airline,” said Glynn.
