Flight delays today LIVE: EasyJet cancels 60 more flights & TUI ruins Brits' holidays as airport travel chaos continues | The Sun
06/09/2022EASYJET have cancelled more flights today, creating more chaos at airports as travel disruption continues to anger Brits across the UK.
Ten thousand passengers who had booked to fly on EasyJet today, from and within the UK have had their flights cancelled.
According to The Independent, at least 60 flights have been grounded today, most of them to and from London Gatwick.
Britain’s biggest budget airline is unable to crew the schedule it has planned from the Sussex airport, and is cancelling around 30 flights daily at a few days’ notice.
Another airline cancelling flights was TUI – with several flights cancelled. The airline plans to cancel around 200 flights throughout June.
Meanwhile, airline lobbyist Willie Walsh has criticised transport secretary Grant Shapps for having blamed the aviation industry for hundreds of cancelled flights.
The director-general of the International Air Transport Association said Mr Shapps has been “absolutely useless in his approach to the coronavirus crisis”.
At a conference in Paris on Tuesday he also said: “Since the beginning of the pandemic, as minister of transport, he’s done nothing for the industry.”
Read our TUI cancellations live blog below for the latest updates…
- Louis Allwood
EasyJet cancel more than 60 flights
Ten thousand passengers who had booked to fly on easyJet today, from and within the UK have had their flights cancelled.
According to The Independent, at least 60 flights have been grounded today, most of them to and from London Gatwick.
Britain’s biggest budget airline is unable to crew the schedule it has planned from the Sussex airport, and is cancelling around 30 flights daily at a few days’ notice.
- Louis Allwood
'We’ve unfortunately had to cancel all holidays'
The TUI website states: "Due to the ongoing political and economic instability in Sri Lanka, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) have advised against all but essential travel.
"As a result, we’ve unfortunately had to cancel all holidays to Sri Lanka departing up to and including 30 June 2022.
"We will be proactively contacting all impacted customers in departure date order to discuss their options.
"Please note this advice does not apply to customers transiting through Sri Lanka’s international airport and customers currently in resort can continue to enjoy their holiday as planned.
"We will continue to monitor the situation and update customers should there be any further updates.
"We would like to thank our customers for their understanding at this time."
- Louis Allwood
TUI cancels more holidays to popular destination
TUI has been forced to cancel more holidays until the end of the month.
Brits with holidays booked to Sri Lanka will be affected by the cancellations.
TUI originally cancelled holidays to the country until May 31 due to the current economic shortage causing a lack of essentials such as fuel and medicine.
However, the holiday cancellations have since been extended, and this date could be bumped forward again if the situation continues to escalate.
- Louis Allwood
Bristol airport holds recruitment day to combat travel chaos
Bristol Airport is holding a recruitment day today as it tries to fill some 150 vacancies.
The airport looks to fill the gaps left by Covid and Brexit as travel chaos continues to disrupt holidays.
The jobs fair takes place today from 11am until 2pm at the airport's head office at Lulsgate House.
Airport bosses said they had jobs going for anyone and everyone 'no matter what your skills and experience'.
- Louis Allwood
Family in 'disbelief' after flights are cancelled twice
Flights up and down the country have been cancelled for weeks now with hundreds of families affected by the chaos.
One family, from Beccles, Suffolk, were supposed to fly to Larnaca in Cyprus with friends, but had their flights cancelled twice by Wizz Air.
Speaking to the BBC, Rachel Hunt said their first flight was cancelled after they arrived at Gatwick Airport, having left their home at 02:00 GMT on Wednesday, 1 June.
"To get all the way to the airport and just sit there and get a text message at 08:30 to say your flight has just been cancelled, we were like 'right, now what do we do?'," she said.
"There was no-one from the airline there… we felt completely on our own."
She managed to get another flight booked two days later. That time, they also booked a hotel close to Gatwick.
"We got all the way to the boarding gate only to get another message just as we were about to board the flight," she said.
"I was just in disbelief, I thought once is unlucky, but twice is just ridiculous. I was in tears."
- henry moore
4/5 trains to be cancelled as rail CHAOS hits UK
The RMT Union has announced its plans to go on strike on June 21, 23 and 25, seeing 40,000 workers down tools in an effort to increase wages.
If these strikes go ahead, four out five trains in the UK will be cancelled, adding to the travel chaos seen at airports.
However, talks have been planned to avert the strike.
- henry moore
In pictures: Airport chaos continues as flights are cancelled
Due to supply chain issues, lack of workers, and influx of holidaymakers, airports across Europe are in chaos.
Queues and wait times are much longer than usual, so early arrival is essential.
It is currently unknown if these issues will resolved soon.
- henry moore
UK trains to come to a halt as union bosses call for strike
Brits’ travel plans are once again being disrupted, as the RMT Union said it will close the nation’s railway network for three days latter this month.
The strike will take place on June 21, 21, and 25. Union bosses claim pay as they key reason for the strike that will see over 40,000 workers down tools.
10 Downing Street has criticised the move, calling it “thoroughly irresponsible” and warned it would inflict “pain and economic disruption on their fellow citizens in really tough times”.
- henry moore
Jet2 announces the cancellation of several flights to Italy
The airline has announce a slew of cancellation to its Italian services.
This comes as Italian airline workers strike amid calls for increased wages, better treatment, and less ours.
These cancellation have hit Verona hardest.
- henry moore
How to track if YOUR flight has been cancelled
With chaos erupting across Europe’s airports, it can be tough to keep track of what flights are still expected to go ahead.
However, there are some helpful tools out there that will let you keep track of your flight’s status.
Here are a few:
FlightAware
FlightRadar24
Flightstats - henry moore
Which flights has TUI cancelled today?
TUI has cancelled several flights today as part of its schedule reduction although has not confirmed which flights are affected.
However, we do know that the airline plans to cancel around 200 flights throughout June.
Brits who have their flights cancelled will be contacted by TUI.
- henry moore
‘Supply chain issues’ to blame for airport chaos, says Wizz Air boss
As flights continue to be cancelled, and queues get longer and longer, the head of Wizz Air has explained what caused these issues.
Speaking to Sky News Group chief executive József Váradi said: “The industry is witnessing supply-chain issues across airports, including in our network.
“Shortages of staff in air traffic control, security and other parts of the supply-chain are impacting airlines, our employees and our customers directly.
“We are deploying extra resources to minimise disruptions and urge all other stakeholders to do the same, having customers’ best interests always in mind.”
- henry moore
Every Ryanair flight cancelled today
Chaos has erupted across Europe’s airports, and Ryanair is not immune to the damages.
Ryanair has had to cancel a number of flights to Italy today due to the strikes.
This includes flights from London Stansted to Verona, Milan and Geona
- henry moore
Every BA flight cancelled today
British Airways has cancelled 122 flights today which includes 14 to Italy due to the current strikes.
However, unlike many airlines, these changes were made in advance, so holidaymakers have not been too disrupted.
16,000 flights between March and October have been cancelled.
- henry moore
Every EasyJet flight cancelled today
The budget airline has already cancelled a staggering 34 flights today, leaving hundreds of holidaymakers stranded.
Many of the destination featuring cancelled flights are in Italy due to strike action.
Destinations include:
- Rome
- Venice
- Pisa
- Copenhagen
- Dubrovnik
- Nice
- Toulouse
It comes after more than 100 flights were grounded on Saturday amid a chaotic weekend.
- henry moore
Sajid Javid REJECTS calls for aviation workers to join Shortage Occupations list
Health secretary Sajid Javid rejected the travel industry’s call for aviation workers to be added to the UK’s Shortage Occupations list.
He told BBC Today, “The government provided record amounts of support during the pandemic.
“We didn’t really see problems like this in other countries.
“Many of those countries also have low unemployment rates.
“It’s about time the industry took some more responsibility for sorting its own challenges out.
Tim Jeans, director of Newquay airport in Cornwall, told the programme that the aviation industry “should have planned better”.
- Milica Cosic
Travel disruption continue at Bristol Airport
There has been further disruption for Bristol Airport passengers with flights subject to delays and cancellation – as at least seventeen flights into and out of the airport were cancelled today.
To deal with the cancellations, Bristol Airport said it is recruiting more staff, and Easyjet apologised to those affected.
The flights cancelled on Wednesday led to passengers being left stranded in destinations including Milan, Lisbon, Dubrovnik and Copenhagen.
Outgoing flights to Belfast, Edinburgh and Nice were among those that did not take off.
Easyjet said it was "very sorry and fully understands the disruption" caused by the cancellations.
"Unfortunately, due to the ongoing challenging operating environment and an air traffic control strike impacting Italian airspace, a number of flights to and from Bristol have been cancelled today, with most cancelled in advance to provide customers with notice to rebook.
"Customers are being provided with options to rebook or receive a refund as well as hotel accommodation and meals where required, along with information on how to arrange this quickly online or via the app," a spokesperson added.
- Milica Cosic
Government blasted for ‘doing nothing for aviation industry’
Airline lobbyist Willie Walsh has criticised transport secretary Grant Shapps for having blamed the aviation industry for hundreds of cancelled flights.
The director-general of the International Air Transport Association said Mr Shapps has been “absolutely useless in his approach to the coronavirus crisis”.
At a conference in Paris on Tuesday he also said: “Since the beginning of the pandemic, as minister of transport, he’s done nothing for the industry.”
- Milica Cosic
Searches for ‘cancel my flight’ explodes
Analysis of Google search data reveals that searches for ‘cancel my flight’ exploded 163% in the United Kingdom as of the week between 22nd May 2022 and 4th June 2022 – the highest level in a year.
The analysis, by travel experts at OurWovenJourney reveals that searches for ‘cancel my flight’ exploded to double the average volume within the past week, an unprecedented increase in Brits looking to cancel their travel plans, according to Google search data analysis.
A spokesperson from OurWovenJourney, commented on the findings: “With over 200 flights being cancelled in the last week due to staffing issues in airports up and down the country, it is fascinating to see the scale at which British holidaymakers are making the decision to cancel their own flights and not risk hour long queues and general travel disruption.
"These findings highlight the enormous impact that airlines are having on their customers with searches for 'cancel my flight' higher during this period than when travel restrictions as a result of lockdown were in effect.”
- Milica Cosic
'Cancelled summer trips could cost families over £1 b'
The Prime Minister today described the rail strike action as "reckless and wanton" in the Commons.
At Prime Minister's Questions, Labour MP Afzal Khan said: "Two weeks ago the Prime Minister told the House: 'To the best of my knowledge everybody is getting their passport within four to six weeks', however the Passport Office is currently quoting a 10-week service time, with many of my constituents waiting well over that period.
"Cancelled summer trips could cost families over £1 billion. Does the Prime Minister accept that the Passport Office backlog is placing additional pressure on families already struggling with the cost-of-living crisis?"
Boris Johnson replied: "Actually what we are doing is 91% are getting their passport within six weeks I can tell him. We are putting hundreds more staff into the Passport Office.
"The strength of demand by the way is a sign of the robustness of the economy because everyone is frankly wanting to go on holiday and quite right too.
"But when it comes to travel chaos, have we heard any condemnation yet from the opposition for the RMT and their reckless and wanton strike?"
- Milica Cosic
SECOND union vows to walk out on same day sparking summer hol fears
TRAVEL chaos has spiralled as a SECOND union has vowed to walk out on the SAME DAY – leaving Brits' summer holiday plans in tatters.
More than 50,000 railway staff with union RMT will carry out a three-day strike on June 21, 23 and 25.
And now, members of union Unite at Transport for London and London Underground will ALSO strike on June 21 – sparking chaos for thousands.
News of the latest strike comes after week of London-wide chaos, as Transport for London (TfL) workers walked out on Monday.
And the chaos will continue, as more than 50,000 RMT union railway staff plan to walk out on June 21, 23 and 25.
The strikes threaten widespread travel disruption during a number of major events, including concerts, summer holiday plans, test match cricket and the Glastonbury festival.
- henry moore
In pictures: Airport chaos continues as flights are cancelled
Due to supply chain issues, lack of workers, and influx of holidaymakers, airports across Europe are in chaos.
Queues and wait times are much longer than usual, so early arrival is essential.
It is currently unknown if these issues will resolved soon.
- henry moore
UK trains to come to a halt as union bosses call for strike
Brits’ travel plans are once again being disrupted, as the RMT Union said it will close the nation’s railway network for three days latter this month.
The strike will take place on June 21, 21, and 25. Union bosses claim pay as they key reason for the strike that will see over 40,000 workers down tools.
10 Downing Street has criticised the move, calling it “thoroughly irresponsible” and warned it would inflict “pain and economic disruption on their fellow citizens in really tough times”.
- henry moore
Jet2 announces the cancellation of several flights to Italy
The airline has announce a slew of cancellation to its Italian services.
This comes as Italian airline workers strike amid calls for increased wages, better treatment, and less ours.
These cancellation have hit Verona hardest.
- henry moore
How to track if YOUR flight has been cancelled
With chaos erupting across Europe’s airports, it can be tough to keep track of what flights are still expected to go ahead.
However, there are some helpful tools out there that will let you keep track of your flight’s status.
Here are a few:
FlightAware
FlightRadar24
Flightstats
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