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Season 17 · Episode 40

Four-day delay, but my airline won’t pay

0.044mJanuary 16, 2026

A couple who planned a holiday to Honolulu say their four-day stop-off in Las Vegas was wiped out by a series of flight cancellations and delays.

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Episode 1Tenants turned my family home into a cannabis farm
Episode 2Water bills are going up, but what’s it all being spent on?
Episode 3My conservatory roof shattered, but no-one’s taking responsibility
Episode 4I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay
Episode 5Timeshare nightmare
Episode 6I cancelled my card, but scammers kept spending
Episode 7Brazen car scam caught on camera
Episode 8Nail glue took my daughter’s skin off
Episode 9Super-scam cost me nearly £500,000
Episode 10Dream holiday left me with gastric infection
Episode 11Addicted to shopping app
Episode 12Fire safety upgrades – who should foot the bill?
Episode 13Gift experience voucher left me £200 out of pocket
Episode 14Scammer posed as my mum – while she sat next to me
Episode 15Luxury resort turned out to be a building site
Episode 16New home knotweed no-one told us about
Episode 17£1,000 to send a parcel
Episode 18I had to do the maths to prove my energy company wrong
Episode 19I took out a family trust to protect my kids, but now I regret it
Episode 20My holiday was cancelled at hotel check-in
Episode 21Insurer says I’m wrong about having cancer
Episode 22Broadband firm has trapped my car with a telegraph pole
Episode 23The Scottish lodge I invested in didn’t exist
Episode 24Excluded from cheap energy tariffs because of where I live
Episode 25Our holiday was not as advertised
Episode 26Scammers used our street to open fake accounts
Episode 27AI romance scammer broke my heart
Episode 28Help! Is my online job a scam?
Episode 29I was part of the world’s largest scam
Episode 30Fake Michael Jackson brought bailiffs to my door
Episode 31Banned from 500 shops by facial recognition
Episode 32The banned online pet store still taking your money
Episode 33I’m blind - but my bank sends letters I can’t read
Episode 34Roof repair rogues took aim at our homes
Episode 35Slimed by sludge pipe leak during our dream cruise
Episode 36Elvis event left me all shook up
Episode 37Owed thousands by my energy company
Episode 38I won in court – but I’m still out of pocket
Episode 39Next door up in flames - but I had to pay
Episode 40Four-day delay, but my airline won’t pay
Episode 41Careless courier driver destroyed my garden wall
Episode 42Van seized after fake debt ruling
Episode 43Blaze repair delays ruined our home
Episode 44The five-year wait to return to my home
Episode 45Holiday hotel blaze left me fearing for my life