Travel news latest: More flights axed as Easter travel chaos continues

Dozens extra flights from UK airports have been cancelled at the moment as holidaymakers proceed to grapple with journey disruption over the Easter break. 

To this point no less than 17 British Airways flights from Heathrow have been axed, together with providers to Paris, Rome and Amsterdam. EasyJet has scrapped a bunch of flights from Gatwick, whereas practically all of its departures on Wednesday morning have been delayed. Its CEO Johan Lundgren blamed Covid absences and issues clearing new crew to begin work. 

The continuing chaos comes after one airport recruitment professional warned that staffing points might proceed to wreak havoc for no less than a 12 months. 

Talking on BBC Radio 4’s Right now Programme, Kully Sandhu, the managing director of Aviation Recruitment Community Restricted, mentioned: “My private opinion, it will take no less than the subsequent 12 months for the business vacancy-wise to cool down.”

Greater than 1,000 flights have been cancelled because the begin of the Easter holidays and plenty of of these managing to journey proceed to face lengthy queues on the UK’s main airports. 

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