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“ Wales team travel disrupted after plane technical fault “

Sat Sep 08, 2018 5:38 pm

BBC


Wales' preparations for Sunday's Nations League match in Denmark have been disrupted after "technical faults" with their plane delayed their flight from Cardiff.

They were due to arrive in Aarhus for a press conference at 18:30 BST on Saturday after a final training session in Wales, but that was cancelled.

They were forced to stay in their hotel as mechanics worked on the plane fault.

If they fail to fix the original plane, a new set of wings would be needed.

In that worst case scenario, Wales will not arrive in Aarhus until around 00:00 BST on Sunday morning as they will have to be re-routed via Copenhagen.

The match kicks off at 17:00 BST and the build-up to the fixture has already been dominated by off-field disruptions.

A dispute between Denmark's football association and its players created the possibility of the Danes fielding a team of third and fourth division players, as well as some from the national futsal team.

A Football Association of Wales spokesperson said: "The Wales National Team's flight has been delayed from Cardiff to Aarhus due to a technical fault with the aircraft.

"Staff in Cardiff are working hard to resolve the issue."

Re: “ Wales team travel disrupted after plane technical faul

Sat Sep 08, 2018 9:01 pm

They are on their way now

Re: “ Wales team travel disrupted after plane technical faul

Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:12 pm

rontom wrote:They are on their way now

Finally!! Lets hope it doesn't affect the game tomorrow

Re: “ Wales team travel disrupted after plane technical faul

Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:49 pm

so that was it then 'knew there had to be a reason behind the performance !!