EasyJet passengers 'stranded with no accommodation' at Tenerife airport after 22-hour flight delay

A couple say they have been left stranded at Tenerife airport for almost a day without accommodation after their easyJet flight was delayed by 22 hours.

Derek and Meryl Hesketh were due to fly to Manchester Airport from the Spanish island on at 8.30pm on Saturday evening with the airline. However, they received an email from easyJet in the afternoon telling them their flight had been 'delayed overnight' and would now be departing at 6.30pm on Sunday.

It comes as air traffic control restrictions were implemented due to the heavy fog caused disruption at airports across the UK, including in Manchester.

Derek, 59, and Meryl, 56, who is disabled, claim they were told in the email from easyJet that 'we would like to offer you a hotel room for the night if you need one' and to 'speak to our ground crew who will be happy to help you.' It advised passengers against bookling their own accommodation as they wouldn't be able to recoup the cost.

However after checking out of their rental villa and handing back the keys to their hire car, the couple, from Southport, Merseyside, claim they were told by easyJet staff that there was 'nothing they could do' for them.

EasyJet has apologised for the inconvenience to passengers who were booked on the flight and said it had to be delayed due to 'adverse weather' in the UK. They added that they are doing all they can to assist customers with their options.

Derek said: "When we eventually found some easyJet staff, which wasn't easy, they said there was nothing they could do. They said they couldn't book us any hotels. But we got there early and I don't even think they had started trying.

"They are claiming everywhere is fully booked. It is busy on the island but I looked online and there