A British family has spent seven months trying to get home to the UK from New Zealand, with three sets of flights being cancelled along the way. Rachel Broadbent first booked flights from Auckland to the UK in September 2021 for herself, her husband and their 10-year-old daughter. That first itinerary - flying with Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa - cost the Broadbents NZD4,400 (£2,300) in total. After taking a refund for the trip, Ms Broadbent rebooked the trip with Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa, paying nearly £1,000 more for the same journey. British Airways has been cancelling dozens of flights per day for the past two weeks, while easyJet has cancelled around 50 a day on several occasions.

Source: Stuff May 06, 2022 09:38 UTC