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George Bunn & Lucy Skoulding

Brit stranded in Ibiza after missing four flights needs help from strangers to get home

A Brit dad who calls himself a "walking disaster" has got himself stranded in Ibiza after missing not one but four flights.

Saz Ismail, from Swadlincote in Staffordshire, managed to miss one flight by five minutes and even book another flight from the wrong Spanish island.

The 36-year-old, who says he "shouldn't be allowed" to go abroad on his own, also booked a flight that would have flown into the completely wrong UK airport, reports Staffordshire Live.

Saz has now resorted to launching a GoFundMe appeal to try to pay his way home - with limited success so far.

He's turned to crowdfunding, but sympathy seems to be in short supply. So far he's managed to raise a paltry £5.

Saz said: "My friend Kane wanted to go out to Ibiza and was already out there.

"He asked me if I wanted to go on the impromptu so I thought 'why not?' I really like my House and Dance music scene and I had never been before so I thought it would be a good opportunity.

Saz has turned to crowd-funding for his flight home, but sympathy seems to be in short supply. (Submitted)

"I went out there from East Midlands Airport on Tuesday last week and was supposed to be there for three days.

"I spent three days out there and I went to see (Burton DJ) Nathan Dawe.

"He was performing in one of the clubs on the Thursday night and I was supposed to come back on the Friday.

"However I stayed out and I decided not to get the flight back on Friday night as I was out until about 4am.

"I thought to myself, 'I am not going to make this', so I decided to get a different flight."

He says he's trying to stay positive and see the funny side, hoping someone might take pity on him and donate to the fund, which he's titled: "Simply I have no words to describe this situation".

The dad of daughters Mia, six, and Isla, who is nearly two, runs a vehicle customising firm.

He added: "I have no idea what happens next. I am looking over all my options. I am exhausted, to be honest.

"I've had a good time though. Ibiza is really pretty.

"I went to the Kevin and Perry Go Large live show, based on the film.

"Weirdly, there have been people from Swad and people I've known from elsewhere out and about.

"It's cost me hundreds of Euros and I am worried about the funds but I have enjoyed myself. It has been really good but really expensive booking into other hotels and sorting the flights."

He said he's also expecting a big bill for the car park at East Midlands Airport, where his motor has been parked now for long over what he'd initially paid for.

He added: "I'm a walking disaster that shouldn’t be allowed to do such trips alone. I need supervision."

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