stuck in istanbul airport for 24 hours at almost 80

We thought we’d found a great deal for my in-laws to visit their new granddaughter in Manchester: Caracas to Istanbul, then on to Manchester, with just a short layover in Istanbul. We were all excited, especially since they’re both pushing 80 and don’t travel much anymore. Then, out of nowhere, the airline emails to say the first leg is leaving a whole day earlier. My in-laws, eager to see their granddaughter, quickly accept the change—who wouldn’t want an extra day with family? But when we double-checked the tickets, we realized only the first flight had changed. The second flight stayed the same, leaving them with a 24-hour layover in Istanbul’s airport. We called the airline within 15 minutes, thinking this must be a mistake. But they just shrugged us off, saying since we’d accepted the change, there’s nothing they can do. No hotel, no help, nothing. So now, two people who can barely stand in line for more than 10 minutes are supposed to camp out in an airport terminal for a full day. Has anyone else run into this kind of mess with airlines? How do you even begin to get them to take responsibility when their changes leave older folks stranded like this? I can’t be the only one who thinks this is just wrong. #travelproblems #airlinestories #familytravel #Travel