Families fury with TUI after Cancun to Manchester flight hit with 50 HOUR delay

A Stockport doctor who has been stranded in Mexico for 50 HOURS thanks to an aircraft fault has been forced to cancel 30 patient appointments. Dr Sonya Dhand, 32, and her partner Joe Corney, 35, jetted out to Cancun to enjoy a one-week holiday earlier this month.

The couple, who live in Cheadle, were due to fly back to Manchester on Saturday (March 9) at 4.30pm. But shortly after boarding their plane, they were made aware of a technical fault that staff were trying to resolve.

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Management consultant Joe said all passengers were made to stay onboard the plane in “horrendously hot conditions” while they waited for the issue to be fixed. The couple claim there was no air-con and no cold drinks were offered.

After two hours, staff told passengers they were unable to resolve the fault and they were allowed to disembark the aircraft.

Joe told the Manchester Evening News the couple were then taken to “the most inappropriate and sub-standard accommodation” before returning to the airport for a new departure time of 1.30pm the next day, 21 hours later than their original flight.

However, the couple then learned the aircraft had still not been fixed, meaning they spent another 10 hours in the airport before being taken to another hotel for the night.

The passengers hope they can finally fly back to Manchester on a new aircraft at 6.20pm today Cancun time – bringing the total delay to a whopping 50 hours.

The inconvenience has meant Bolton-based GP Sonya has been forced to cancel 30 patient appointments.

“This has now become an extremely dire situation, with elderly people, young children and people with illnesses running out of essential