One couple split the internet after they decided to ditch their taxi and walk down the hard shoulder of the motorway after they came close to missing their flight

A desperate couple ditched their taxi as they were stuck in three-mile motorway tailbacks and instead walked down the hard shoulder to the airport to catch their holiday flight . Dean Louca, 37, and wife Gina, 39, were heading Greece from London Luton when their cab got trapped in standstill traffic. ‌

They were due to catch a 12:45am departure on Tuesday (August 26). After 20 minutes with no movement , the pair climbed out and began trekking along the M1. Other families soon joined them , with some drivers leaning out of windows to cheer them on. ‌

“We decided the only option was to start walking as we were concerne

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