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Forty British holidaymakers have been stranded in Corfu since Sunday after Ryanair cancelled flights home due to bad weather.

Passengers have had to endure 72 hours waiting to hear whether they can fly home - and some claim they have been told they may not be able to leave Greece until next week.

Frustrated travellers have also said they have seen planes operated by other airlines - including easyJet and Thomas Cook - taking off from Kerkyra Airport since storms hit the holiday island.

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Stranded: Passengers have been forced to wait at Kerkyra Airport in Corfu for more than 72 hours

Stranded: Ryanair has cancelled two flights from Kerkyra Airport, leaving 40 Brits stranded (file photo)

Ryanair has said the next flight home is scheduled for Sunday - meaning passengers, who have been reduced to tears, would have been stranded for a week.

Les and Jane Andrews, from Huddersfield, are among the passengers, which include 40 Brits, stuck at airport for three days - with little information provided by the budget airline.

Mr Andrews, 57, said his wife, 52, who suffered a heart attack last year, has run out of her supply of tablets.

He told the Examiner: 'It is pathetic and disgusting. This was my first trip with Ryanair and it has been horrendous.

Holiday island: Corfu in Greece has been hit by storms since Sunday, forcing Ryanair to cancel flights

Les Andrews, pictured, from Huddersfield, and his wife Jane among the passengers, which include 40 Brits, that have been stuck at airport for three days

'I was due to fly out to Manchester on Sunday and we've been stuck in the airport for three days.

'Some people have been given flights a week on Thursday but there are no assurances.

'Nobody has come out and told us what is happening.'

Ryanair said it was regrettably forced to cancel two flights to Manchester and Oslo Rygge since Sunday. 

Claire and Steven Taylor, from North Wales, whose three-year-old son Declan is at home in Holywell, Flintshire with his grandmother, said some passengers had even lost their jobs as a result of the delays.

Claire, 21, said: 'We were staying at an all inclusive resort so didn't bring much money with us.

'So we've been stuck for two days with hardly any food or water. They put us up in a hotel for the last two nights and both days we have come to the airport and we just can't find out what's going on.

'It's outrageous. We are being told the next flight isn't until the 12th but we need to get home. I've got a little boy who I need to get back to.

'And two of the other passengers say they have lost their jobs because of it. It's disgusting.

'We've also had no help from the Embassy which is disappointing.'

Claire also told the Mirror: 'There are other planes in and out of the island all the time - easyjet, Thomas Cook. The weather has been brilliant at times, there are blue skies right now.'

Delays: Holidaymakers could be stuck in Corfu, Greece, untilSunday

The ordeal of a delayed Ryanair flight is caught on camera...

A spokesman for Ryanair: 'Due to adverse weather conditions in Corfu, Ryanair was regrettably forced to cancel two flights to Manchester and Oslo Rygge on Sunday.

'Affected customers have been provided with overnight hotel accommodation and refreshment vouchers during this delay, in full compliance with EU261 legislation.

'We are examining the feasibility of scheduling additional flights and will contact customers once confirmed, while customers also have the option to transfer onto other available flights from other Ryanair airports free of charge.

'Ryanair sincerely apologises to all customers affected by these weather cancellations, who we are proactively contacting, and we are working hard to re-accommodate customers as soon as possible.'

The Foreign Office said 'We are aware of a number of British nationals in Corfu who have been affected by the severe weather conditions. We are providing consulate assistance.'