Our family were marooned in Quito on 7th October. There were marauding gangs of masked men with long wooden staves on the streets. There were fire bombs and bangs all through the night. On Tuesday the plate glass of our hotel was smashed by angry youths. We saw a man nearly beaten senseless. We were very frightened and feared for our safety. We were stranded on the 11th floor on the Hilton Colon and were desperate to leave. Our flight was on Saturday. Iberia would only bring the three of us home on Wednesday 9th if we paid them an extra £685. They would easily sell our Saturday seats as people were desperate to leave. We have had no apology or recompense. I am disgusted with this money grasping airline!