Family's TUI flight from Manchester Airport to Greek island delayed by TWO days

A family who had booked a much-needed short break in the sun to Kefalonia were among those hit by yet more flight chaos over the weekend - and had their trip delayed by TWO days.

Teacher Chloe Mottershead, from Middleton, had been looking forward to the trip to the Greek island with her little girl Matilda and mum Tracy, and was set to fly with airline TUI on Sunday afternoon (May 29). But after numerous 'confusing' texts when already sat at the gate from the airline, the family are now among others told they had to wait as long as two days until their flight would actually take off.

Instead of jetting off at 4.46pm on Sunday (May 29), the gutted family have been told they will not actually be leaving until 6am on Tuesday (May 31), cutting their already short trip down even further to just three days. It is just one story among many, as TUI and EasyJet continue to be among the airlines announcing delays and cancellations.

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It follows on from what was another weekend of mayhem at a hectic Manchester Airport - with travellers reporting dramatic scenes of children crying, empty vending machines, flight cancellations and huge queues at check-in. Streams of passengers even ended up in tears on Monday morning, as the half term holiday madness continued.

Manchester Airport bosses have apologised for the disruption - and said that delays at check-in and baggage reclaim were the responsibility of airlines and ground handling firms, which run their own services. They added that they were 'in contact with the senior management teams of the relevant airlines and ground handlers' to 'understand the cause of these issues'.

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