UK holidaymakers have faced yet more travel chaos as easyJet cancelled another 80 flights on Sunday, Eurostar trains experienced further delays, and roads began to clog up with drivers returning from half-term and jubilee weekend breaks. Tens of thousands of British travellers are estimated to be stranded at airports across Europe after close to 200 flight cancellations over the weekend. It caps a disastrous week for UK airports, with the half-term getaway marred by long queues, delayed takeoffs and hundreds of flight cancellations, including more than 180 from holiday firm Tui. Gatwick has 40% fewer directly employed staff than it did before the pandemic, while easyJet has shed 10% of its workers. Shapps said it was down to airports and airlines, not the government, to solve the underlying issues by hiring and training more staff.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2022 14:40 UTC