A DORSET couple have been left stranded in the Canary Islands with no idea when they will be able to return home.

John and Sue Goymer, aged 76 and 65 respectively, flew out to Fuerteventura on March 5 and were due to return on March 21.

Their flight home was cancelled so they rebooked to return on April 1. This flight was also cancelled and no other flights have been made available to them.

The couple are stuck in a bungalow in Caleta de Fuste and are isolated there until a rescue flight is laid on by the Government.

Until then, the pair are stranded, unable to speak the language, and frightened for the future.

Mrs Goymer, a retired NHS healthcare assistant, said: “I’ve cried, I’ve laughed, I’ve been angry, I’ve been frustrated, I’ve been all of the emotions.

“And now I’ve done all of that and for what? It hasn’t changed anything.

“I’m trying to do things to take my mind off what is going on so I’m spring cleaning the bungalow because there is nothing else to do.

“We have no idea when we are coming home.”

The couple spent nine hours sat in an airport hoping they would be allowed to board one of the two rescue flights that were laid on by Easyjet on March 19. They were denied boarding onto both.

The pair, from Marnhull, are particularly worried about what will happen if they become infected with coronavirus.

Mr Goymer, a retired builder, suffers from type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and has high blood pressure, and his wife has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and fibromyalgia.

Mrs Goymer said: “We are so worried about catching coronavirus. At the moment we are okay, we haven’t got any symptoms, but I’m thinking if we do get it then the chances of us being okay are not good. It’s a big fear.” The couple are keeping themselves up to date by watching British news broadcasts and are worried about their loved ones at home.

Mrs Goymer said: “We have all of the British channels so we can what is going on and it is like a horror film. It’s your worst nightmare.

“You just think this will never end. The world will never be the same again.”

Despite their immense stress and fear the pair are finding themselves under, they are managing to keep themselves feeling positive and are doing their best to keep calm.

In a plea for help, Mrs Goymer said: “Please can the Government send a rescue flight to Fuerteventura to those who are stranded and please can you get airlines to contact us and all of the other passengers who are stuck abroad because we have had no information.

She added: “I can’t swim that far but believe me, I’ve thought about it.”