easyjet has also announced it is cancelling around 2a flights a day between now and 6thjune. flights that were due to depart from gatwick airport. it comes soon after a software failure forced the airline to cancel around 200 flights on thursday. the airline says this fresh wave of cancellations is not related to it problems, but a combination of issues including air traffic control restrictions, runway works and airport handling delays. easyjet has apologised to customers and says they will be able to rebook their flight, or receive a refund. the travel industry cut thousands ofjobs during the pandemic, but as demand for flights has returned, there has been a struggle to recruit staff, carry out security checks and train new workers quickly enough. tim muffett, bbc news. british prime minister borisjohnson is facing further criticism
in dover yesterday, it wasn tjust tourists waiting to board ferries, so too were liverpool fans on their way to tonight s champions league final in paris. according to the national highways agency, queues on the m4 were largely down to the holiday getaway coinciding with an ed sheeran concert in cardiff. forairtravel, its expected to be the busiest weekend since the start of the pandemic. long queues were reported at a number of airports yesterday. easyjet has also announced it is cancelling around 24 flights a day between now and 6june. flights that were due to depart from gatwick airport. it comes soon after a software failure forced the airline to cancel around 200 flights on thursday. the airline says this fresh wave of cancellations is not related to it problems, but a combination of issues including air traffic control restrictions, runway works and airport handling delays.
failure forced the airline to cancel around 200 flights on thursday. the airline says this fresh wave of cancellations is not related to it problems, but a combination of issues including air traffic control restrictions, runway works and airport handling delays. easyjet has apologised to customers and says they will be able to rebook their flight, or receive a refund. the travel industry cut thousands ofjobs during the pandemic, but as demand for flights has returned, there has been a struggle to recruit staff, carry out security checks and train new workers. and tim muffett, bbc news. british prime minister borisjohnson is facing continued criticism from some of his own mps after sue gray s report into lockdown parties in downing street. earlier i spoke to our politicla correspondent charlotte rose had the latest developments. there s not been a huge surge
since the start of the pandemic. long queues were reported at a number of airports yesterday. easyjet has also announced it is cancelling around 2a flights a day between now and 6thjune. flights that were due to depart from gatwick airport. it comes soon after a software failure forced the airline to cancel around 200 flights on thursday. the airline says this fresh wave of cancellations is not related to it problems, but a combination of issues including air traffic control restrictions, runway works and airport handling delays. easyjet has apologised to customers and says they will be able to rebook their flight, or receive a refund. the travel industry cut thousands ofjobs during the pandemic, but as demand for flights has returned, there has been a struggle to recruit staff, carry out security checks and tim muffett, bbc news.
were reported at a number of airports yesterday. easyjet has also announced it is cancelling around 2a flights a day between now and 6 june. flights that were due to depart from gatwick airport. it comes soon after a software failure forced the airline to cancel around 200 flights on thursday. the airline says this fresh wave of cancellations is not related to it problems, but a combination of issues including air traffic control restrictions, runway works and airport handling delays. easyjet has apologised to customers and says they will be able to rebook their flight, or receive a refund. the travel industry cut thousands of jobs during the pandemic, but as demand forflights has returned, there has been a struggle to reduce start produce staff, carry out safety checks and hire new workers quickly enough.