Naveed Ahmed, 35, his wife and three children were booked on an IPS Airways flight from Leeds Bradford Airport to Islamabad on Saturday, August 6. Picture: James Hardisty
"They have completely ruined it. Everything else can be reversed but they can’t reverse the emotional side." "My brother-in-law was due to get married last year but he postponed it because he wanted his only sister to be there," Mr Ahmed said. "I've been hearing on the news about airport issues. Then I thought, 'but I emailed IPS last week to check and they said everything was fine'. Surely if there were operational issues, they would have known before now?"
A spokesperson said:"There are multiple challenges currently facing the aviation industry as it recovers from the worst crisis it has ever faced due to the pandemic. IPS Airways has taken the difficult decision to postpone its start-up operation from Leeds Bradford Airport and East Midlands Airport.An airport spokesperson said: “LBA cannot speak for IPS Airways, or any other airline, on the reasons for its capacity decisions.
Life happens. Unfortunate - yes. But nobody has died.