Family's dream holiday 'ruined' after they were left without clean clothes for days

A Rochdale family say the start of their holiday was “ruined” after their luggage was left behind in Manchester Airport.

Jaymeleigh McCarroll, her husband Will and their six-year-old son Walker jetted off to Barcelona on Sunday (June 4) and couldn’t wait to spend 10 days in the sun.

But when they arrived, they quickly realised their luggage was never loaded onto the plane – meaning they were left without clean clothes for days.

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The family, who travelled with another couple who has three children, say they were met with problems almost immediately after arriving at Manchester Airport ahead of the trip. Mum Jaymeleigh, 35, says there were “huge queues” to drop off their checked luggage as a conveyer belt had broken, leaving them fearing they would miss their flight.

The family were allegedly told to leave their luggage and the bags would be loaded onto the next flight to Barcelona if it missed theirs. Once both families were on the plane, the flight was delayed by an hour, leading them to believe the luggage was being loaded onto the aircraft after all.

But as they waited at the baggage carousel at Barcelona airport, it became apparent all six of their suitcases were still in the UK.

“It’s just a disaster,” Jaymeleigh told the Manchester Evening News. “My six-year-old had an operation on his wrist before we left and his medication is in his luggage.

“We don’t know where it is and there’s no clue on when we’re going to get this luggage. We thought the medication would be safe in there – we don’t know when it’s going to come.”

The family say they frantically called Ryanair and Manchester Airport in a bid to trace the lost bags and were told they would