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- A British couple headed to Spain ended up in Lithuania due to an airport error.
- The couple, with disabilities, booked special assistance and were put on the wrong plane.
- They told BBC News that the incident left them "distraught" and "scared."
A British couple who booked a flight to Spain ended up in a different European country after airport staff escorted them onto the wrong plane.
Andrew and Victoria Gore, both 47, told BBC News that they had intended to board a flight to Barcelona with the budget airline Ryanair as part of a package vacation worth £1,500, or around $1,915, on Saturday, May 25.
They had booked the trip with their family to celebrate Andrew's birthday.