Some Liverpool fans will be panicking even more before the Champions League final due to flights to Kiev being cancelled.
Three flights have been cancelled that were due to take hundreds of Reds fans to see their team face Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday.
The operator, World Choice Sports, have said that they could not secure the landing sports needed for the flights at Kiev’s Boryspil Airport and have no other choice but to cancel them.
They said in their statement that they have been working with the club, the police and UEFA to try and find a solution to the problem which has caused a high amount of panic for fans who have paid up to £1000 for the flights.
The fans affected will have their money refunded in the next day as they hope to find a new flight in time for the final on Saturday night where they hope to see Liverpool win their sixth European title.
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Liverpool FC issued the following statement, saying they are working hard to get those effected fans to the final.
Liverpool Football Club is continuing to work with all of the relevant stakeholders in the UK and Ukraine in an attempt to resolve a situation which has left around 1,000 fans without flights to Kiev for the Champions League final.
Flights chartered by World Choice Sports had been set to take supporters to Ukraine, but a dispute between the Widnes-based travel company and the aviation authorities in Kiev over the size of the aircraft has led to the trips being cancelled.
Along with officials from Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Liverpool City Council, UEFA and the authorities in Kiev, Liverpool FC has been endeavouring to resolve the issue since it first came to light and will continue to do so until all avenues have been exhausted.
