31.   But he arrived to find a long line of stranded passengers.

32.   Coast guard vessels and several private boats in the area were used to bring the stranded passengers to Igoumenitsa and Corfu, the ministry said.

33.   Coast guard vessels and several private boats in the area were used to take the stranded passengers to Igoumenitsa and Corfu, the ministry said.

34.   Food reached the stranded passengers three days later on Wednesday.

35.   Gatwick staff were trying to find a vacant hangar in which thousands of stranded passengers could sit and relax.

36.   Hundreds of stranded passengers waited in the terminal at Ben Gurion International Airport.

37.   Hundreds of stranded passengers crowded the airports and were put up by the airlines at hotels for the night.

38.   Hundreds of stranded passengers spent hours on trains, cars and buses.

39.   Hundreds of stranded passengers were gathered at Leopold Seddar Senghor Airport early Thursday demanding news of their flights.

40.   In addition, many of its planes have been diverted to Canada and all stranded passengers there must be handled before regular flight schedules could resume.