RTE’s Arthur Gourounlian has experienced a travel disaster after attempting to “help his mum” in France.
The Dancing With The Stars host was planning to fly to Marseille, where his mum, Maria, lives to ensure she would not be travelling alone to Ireland.
However, when Arthur arrived to Dublin Airport he was informed that his flight would be delayed by five and a half hours.
The 44-year-old took to Instagram to share updates with followers about his flight disaster.
The dad-of-two posted a frustrated looking selfie sitting on the plane as he wrote: “We will be delayed for an additional two and a half hours. YAY!”
But, in true Arthur style, he tried to see the bright side of the delay and captured a beautiful photo of the sunset outside the plane.
He gushed: “Whether delayed or not, my window view is breathtaking. I always try to see the beauty around me. If you don’t you would cry seriously.”
The celebrity dancer was going through all the emotions as he sat on the tarmac outside the airport.
The choreographer expressed his hurt about not being able to save the day for his mum.
Arthur penned: “I was really trying to be there and do the right thing for my mum. She was planning to travel alone and even refused special assistance.
“So I decided, I’ll go and help her myself, to make it easier and give her peace of mind.”
The disappointed star told how “relieved” his mum was when he revealed he would be travelling to Ireland with her.
He added: “But now things have gone sideways and if we leave late tonight I won’t even make it to Marseille in time to catch the 5.45am flight back with mum.
“It’s just frustrating I was genuinely trying to help and now I feel stuck.”
Thankfully in a sudden turn of events, the plane took off from Dublin Airport and Arthur still had four hours to catch the plane from Marseille with his mum.
Of course, when the plane landed in Marseille, Arthur posted a clip of himself waiting outside passport control, where there was no staff there to check their documents.
‘WORTH IT’
He wrote: “Seriously where are the hidden cameras, we’ve been waiting 15 minutes to get through passport control.”
Eventually, Arthur made it through passport control and met his mum on the other side.
The duo then made it for their 5.45am flight back to Dublin with a dramatic story to tell.
As they arrived home in Dublin, Arthur shared a heartwarming snap of Maria with her granddaughters, Blake and Blu.
‘EPIC JOURNEY’
The doting grandmother looked ecstatic to be reunited with her little ones.
Arthur wrote in his caption: “WE MADE IT! Not even 24 hours later, and despite the delays I faced, I’m absolutely delighted that I travelled to Marseille to bring my mum to Ireland. I didn’t want her to travel alone.”
And fans were all left gushing over the star‘s incredible gesture for his mum.
Edwina wrote: “This is amazing Arthur to do all that for your Mam.”
Barbara said: “You are just incredible Arthur.”
While Lisa remarked: “That was an epic journey you made, but worth it.”
And Annie added: “What a wonderful person you are.”
