CHAOS erupted at Liverpool airport yesterday after 164 Everton fans were told they would miss their team play in Romania because an airline had gone bust.
Police with dogs were called in to throw out supporters after angry scenes when they were given the news following a five-hour wait.
The group were due to fly out of John Lennon Airport at 7.30am to watch the UEFA cup tie with Dinamo Bucharest last night, which Everton lost 5-1.
But at 12.30pm fans, some of whom had been drinking since early morning, were then told to head for Gate 14 where they were shepherded into a room and told the flight had been cancelled.
Jonathan Deus, 23, an estate agent from Mossley Hill, claimed police with dogs then appeared and began grabbing fans and removing them.
He added: "It was madness. Everyone was shouting and it kicked off and then the arrests started. It's under-standable they don't want trouble in the airport, but it's mayhem.
"People are really upset. There was so much anticipation over this trip. We should have been having a drink in a square in Bucharest by now."
Nasiye Hill, 34, from Prescot, is an Everton season ticket holder. Alongside a handful of other disgruntled blues she got a taxi from the airport to Goodison to complain.
She said: "The whole thing has been yet another farce from the People's Club. We've been kicking our heels at the airport all day and nobody has offered us a drink of water."
Liz Wyman, 34, a librarian, said: "It was shameful the way the police were talking to us. They told us to get out of the way of the other 'decent' people.
"We were there all day and we never even got a cup of tea or a sandwich. I got to the airport at 4.40am and I've had to take two days off work and spend £300 for nothing."
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