British Airways has said it will fly a victim of the Cambridgeshire mass stabbing to Portugal after Ryanair refused a refund on a missed flight.
Stephen Crean, 61, was due to fly to Austria on Wednesday, 5 November, to watch Nottingham Forest play SK Sturm Graz in the Europa League.
He was unable to make the journey, however, after sustaining stab wounds to his left hand, back, bottom and head in the attack on Saturday, 1 November.
After confronting the attacker, he managed to escape by crawling into an empty toilet and locking the door before the train arrived at Huntingdon station.
Speaking to The Independent, Mr Crean described how friends attempted to secure a refund for the missed Ryanair flight, but Ryanair stated that its air fares are “generally non-refundable”.
The airline has also arranged two-night accommodation for two people in the five-star PortoBay Flores hotel, via their package-provider, British Airways Holidays.
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