Melissa Rawson and Bryce Ruthven were left horrified on Monday when the flight they caught to Thailand flew into an electrical storm.
The Married At First Sight couple were excited to finally go on their honeymoon 15 months after tying the knot, but said the trip overseas was a nightmare.
Taking to Instagram with a video documenting the ordeal, Melissa, 33, said their plane had to change course twice and refuel before it could land in Bangkok.
‘We had to divert twice because we flew into an electrical storm. For the first time ever on a flight I’ve been terrified,’ she said, still sitting on the plane.
Melissa then turned the camera to her husband Bryce, 35, and said ‘he was fine’ during the horrific ordeal which saw their travel time double.
She went on to say: ‘We have to wait for this electrical storm to pass before we make this third attempt… third time lucky.’
Hours later, Melissa revealed to her followers ‘it took four hours’ for the plane to refuel at a secondary airport before they could land at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
‘Six hours later, what a f**king s**t show, my god. We were told it would take 10 minutes to refuel – it took four hours,’ she said.
‘Every plane that came in after us took off before us. We couldn’t get off the plane. No communication, food or water the entire time,’ she added.
The mother-of-two, who shared twin boys Levi and Tate with Bryce, said her heart went out to the babies who were stuck on the plane.
While the couple were eventually able to land and get into the airport, the mayhem didn’t stop there, with Melissa sharing yet another update.
‘The queues, the noise, no one understood each other, the pigheaded Aussie man… who thought yelling at the young people for just doing their job,’ she wrote.
Despite having a less than desirable start to their honeymoon, Melissa and Bryce are determined to have a better week in Koh Samui, Thailand.
The couple first met on MAFS in 2021 and were considered the most controversial couple during the explosive eighth season.
They welcomed their two boys to the world in October 2021 and tied the knot for real in February last year at a beachside wedding in Sorrento, Victoria.