At present, airlines face the prospect of paying tens of thousands of pounds in compensation for a single cancelled domestic flight. It is suggesting capping compensation for domestic flights at the cost of passenger tickets. But the UK Department for Transport is now reviewing payments for domestic flights. The two most used UK airlines, easyJet and Ryanair, were among the leading performers for punctuality. Without a strong financial deterrent for airlines' poor behaviour, we run the risk of delays, cancellations and overbooking on domestic flights becoming the norm.

Source: The Herald September 02, 2022 09:48 UTC