@Giorgio73
not exactly the same situation but.....
As reported to me by a passenger on the unfortunate flight some years ago the a/c took off without any luggage on board due to a "problem".
Strange to report the Captain omitted to inform the passengers of this essential detail until they were well into the flight.
(It was a ski charter flight type so the hold luggage containing ski clothing, boots, gloves, goggles etc some skis and snowboards....is indeed pretty vital to the whole objective of the holiday).
Pretty obviously the crew knew that there would be a mutiny amongst the passengers requiring a return to base if it became known earlier so elected to "withhold" the info until so to speak it was too late to do anything
(well apart from buy/hire stuff at the destination and then argue it out in court afterwards).