TUI blunder leaves man with just his trunks for two-week holiday in Majorca

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holiday in Majorca.Paul Hesp, 41, from Liverpool only packed the one piece of swimwear in his hand luggage for the TUI trip due to his condition, the Liverpool Echo reports.But, when the suitcase that he had checked in at Manchester Airport with the rest of his clothing went missing, he only had what he was wearing for the flight – a shirt and shorts – and his trunks for the £6,000 all-inclusive holiday.READ MORE: Squealing man's hand 'chopped off' outside club after men clad in balaclavas attackPaul travelled to Majorca with five other adults and four children and the family dropped their cases off at Manchester Airport the night before they were due to travel, due to concerns over the baggage issues being experienced by holidaymakers looking to fly from the UK this summer.But Paul and his sister-in-law's bags did not appear on the carousel after they had landed on the Spanish holiday island.He said: "In the hope the case would be with us in 24 hours, we got ourselves to our hotel.

All TUI will offer is £25 per day for a maximum of three days."How mad is this? I’m on a 14-day holiday and I have to then go out and buy clothes with that pitiful amount."I've spent £150 on new clothes.

Obviously, our travel insurance may provide extra, but that is a claim I’m yet to make."I spoke to the head rep who basically told me the situation at Manchester was so broken that I needed to lower my expectations and accept the fact that this case was not going to appear for the duration of our holiday. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."I found this staggering.