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A Miami couple has revealed they have been left stranded in Bora Bora during their dreamy trip amid sky high costs due to airport strikes.
Omid and Karrah Kazravan decided to visit the picturesque island as part of their multi-island honeymoon tour.
In a series of TikToks, Omid said the couple realized they were stuck on the isle when they were told of the ongoing domestic airport strike by unionized workers on their check-out day.
The industry's action caused Air Tahiti and Air Moana to cancel all domestic flights through the Bora Bora Airport as strikers demand that their needs be met by officials.
No international flights have been impacted as a result of the strike.
Omid and Karrah Kazravan left stranded in Bora Bora during their dreamy honeymoon amid sky high costs due to airport strikes
The industrial action has caused Air Tahiti and Air Moana to cancel all domestic flights through the Bora Bora Airport as strikers demand that their needs be met by officials
'We gotta take matters into our own hands. There's been no communication from domestic airlines. They're kind of not even sending emails,' Omid told viewers.
'We have to literally call them our to five times to get them to send an email that our flight is canceled.
The entrepreneur went on to say there was only one eight-hour boat ride out of the most expensive isle, where a regular can of Coca Cola costs $9, to the mainland.
As they began to ponder on what to do with the rest of the stuck tourists, the resort suggested they hire a small plane that would have costed $10,000 for eight people.
After weighing different options, the group hired a 18-seater charter plane that could only take 10 people on board due to regulations for $7,500.
In a series of TikToks, Omid said the couple realized they were stuck on the isle when they were told of the ongoing domestic airport strike by unionized workers on their check-out day
The entrepreneur went on to say that there was only one eight-hour boat ride out of the most expensive isle, where a regular can of Coca Cola costs $9, to the mainland
Omid and Karrah also posted an update earlier on Wednesday on their Instagram and said they were on their way back to Miami.
After Omid's video went viral, many other TikTokers shared their own travel stories and suggestions of what they would have done in the same situation.
One viewer wrote: 'Thank God you have the funds. I would have been setting up a camping site out there.'
While another wrote: 'You win!!! Cause baby I would've built a raft like Cast AWAY.'
After weighing different options, the group hired a 18-seater charter plane that could only take 10 people on board due to regulations for $7500
One TikToker also recounted: 'This exact thing happened to me and we got stuck in the Marqueses, French Polynesia. Ship goes there every two weeks. They finally chartered a plane to come get stranded travelers.'
'I love Bora Bora, and as fun as it would be in theory to be stuck on the island you’re right the prices are insane. Most expensive place I’ve been to,' another user sympathized.
As of now, Air Tahiti has issued a warning that reads: 'Due to the strike of the airport staff of Tahiti, disruptions on the flights program of Bora Bora, Rangiroa and Raiatea are to be expected.'
No other information has been provided by the company.
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