A Scots grandad is “living in hope” that he will soon be reunited with his six-year-old granddaughter who is stranded in Australia.
Lilly McCallum, from Cumbernauld, travelled to Perth with her dad David, 27, on March 7 to attend a family wedding. The duo had been due to begin flying home on March 23 but their travel plans were thrown into chaos after their flight was axed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
They managed to get booked onto a second flight the following day but soon discovered their connecting flight in Dubai had been scrapped.Grandad Alex Carslaw said his beloved granddaughter is now waiting at the airport with her dad and his girlfriend in the hope they manage to secure a flight soon.He said: “Lilly’s mum, my daughter, is in