Stag-do stuck in Amsterdam after flight axe buy bikes to get ferry home

STAG-DO revellers stuck in Amsterdam when their flight was axed bought bicycles so they could take a ferry home.

The 14 pals snapped them up during stops on the train trip to Calais.

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They needed them as the only boat back that day didn’t allow foot passengers — but did two-wheelers.

The lads managed to get 13 from shops and Facebook sellers in Brussels, Belgium and then Lille in France.

They then had to stump up for taxis — at £300 a pop — because the one train that would get them to Calais on time would take only fold-up bikes.

Once at the port, the one bikeless traveller in the group convinced a couple to let him into their car for the crossing.

The whole party made it safely to Dover — 12 hours after easyJet axed the flight.

They had booked the sea crossing as the options to return by air or rail were limited and they were not able to rent a car.

Groom-to-be Alex Sisan, 29, of Worthing, West Sussex, said: “We had the craziest day, but we just wanted to get home and we ended up spending 1,540 euros (£1,300) on bikes!

“At the time it didn’t feel like fun — but I’d had two of the best days of my life with 13 best friends and this just topped it off.”

Talent manager Alex, who is to marry fabric buyer Holly Matthews, 29, next month, added “Looking back, the experience was so stressful and like something from a movie or a Top Gear challenge.

“But it was so much fun and a brilliant story I’ll tell at the wedding, and hopefully to my kids and then their kids!”

EasyJet apologised for the cancellation of Saturday’s 1.25pm flight from Schiphol to Gatwick.

A spokesman said: “Our team is reaching out to the group to talk through their options and re­imburse them for any reasonable expenses.”

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