An artist set to perform at this year’s Parklife festival has been forced to pull out just hours before they were set to perform on the main stage.
21.05.2023 - 19:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A couple have told how their dream holiday turned sour after they faced a 55 HOUR delay to get home. Emma and Justin, of Westhoughton in Bolton, spent £7,000 on a two week all-inclusive holiday with TUI in Tulum in Mexico.
But they faced a nightmare end to the trip when their flight home was cancelled twice. They eventually landed back in Manchester on Thursday evening, more than two days late.
Before that they faced dozens of hours of waiting at Cancun airport and were ferried back-and-forth from 'disgusting' hotels. Emma and Justin, both 48, arrived at the airport on Monday, May 15 ahead of their 6.10pm flight home.
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But after lengthy delays, with very little information about what was happening, in the early hours of the next day they were told there was a fault with the plane and they wouldn't be flying.
Nearly 350 frustrated passengers were then bussed to a nearby hotel, which Emma described as 'shockingly disgusting'. She said: "There were insects everywhere. It was filthy.
"People found used condoms in their rooms. When some people got to their rooms there were people already people in them.
"The food was literally inedible. People were getting sick.
"It was mouldy and damp. It was horrific."
The next night the passengers were taken back to the airport, but after another lengthy delay their flight was again cancelled in the early hours. Emma says stressed passengers then refused to leave the departure lounge, with two holidaymakers in
An artist set to perform at this year’s Parklife festival has been forced to pull out just hours before they were set to perform on the main stage.
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