Holidaymakers endure 'nightmare' 40-hour delay on TUI flight after 'engine blow'

A nightmare vacation saw a 40-hour holdup and two overnight stays for holidaymakers hoping to board a Manchester Airport -bound flight from Turkey, citing 'multiple malfunctions' with the original aircraft.

She claims they were kept on the plane with no food and water in baking heat for around four hours before engineers gave the plane the all-clear. "We were using the safety briefing cards in the front of our seats to fan us it was so hot," Samantha, who is an amputee, said. The TUI flight TOM213 from Dalaman to Manchester was scheduled to fly from Turkey at 10.40pm GMT on June 8. It took off at 2.50pm GMT on June 10, a total delay of 40 hours and 10 minutes.

Angry passengers involved have now formed a Facebook group, saying they want to 'pursue things with TUI airlines'. They have also criticised their treatment by TUI staff and others at Dalaman Airport in Turkey, alleging they were 'neglected' as they waited on the ground for news. After three hours in the terminal, hotel accommodation was arranged, she said, from where they were picked back up for Dalaman Airport at around 2pm Turkish time the following afternoon.

"They told us that they were going to fix that plane - again - and put us back on it, but passengers refused. The people at the airport were up in arms about our refusal."

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