Spent two glorious weeks at the Melia Tortuga in Cape Verde last November. My concern about the reporting is that they managed to get so much drink. When I was there it took ages to get served and everything comes in small plastic glasses.
With regards to delays, when we returned our Thomson flight from Sal diverted to Gran Canaria. We were originally told that they couldn’t get enough fuel at Sal, Cape Verde. The fuel is kept on a tanker moored in the sea near the airport and the pumps had broken. When we arrived in Gran Canaria the crew ran out of hours. Overnight hotel in Gran Canaria no free booze and arrived in Uk 24 hours late. Still in dispute with Thomson.
A quick check of Tripadviser shows no reports of the incident even from people who have returned as recently as the 30 March.