British Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake has said that a public consultation will look at ways to clamp down on the practice of hidden costs and drip pricing. What do they mean and how much do customers across Britain pay annually?
flights in ten days. tomorrow sees the start of thejubilee bank holiday, and around 10,000 flights are due to leave the uk between thursday and sunday. airlines uk, which represents tui, easyjet and british airways, says the vast majority of flights will be operating as scheduled. let s get more on this from our correspondent zoe conway. this guy s a legend. this guy s a legend, a passenger says, as he films out of the plane window. he s referring to the man in the hi vis jacket loading the bags who s in fact the plane s co pilot. it shows just how short staffed some airports are. the aviation industry laid off thousands of people during the pandemic. now, it can t recruit people quickly enough. precious holidays have been ruined. vivien and her husband john were meant to take off on monday from bristol to minorca. after hours of queuing, the flight was cancelled.
online, as well. dame melanie dawes, the ceo of ofcom, thank you - online, as well. dame melanie dawes, the ceo of ofcom, thank you very - the ceo of ofcom, thank you very much for your time today. the british government has blamed the disruption this week at the country s airports on airlines overselling flights and holidays. the transport secretary grant shapps has said he s planning to meet all sides in the aviation industry to discuss the situation. tens of thousands of passengers have been hit by flight delays and cancellations, and unions have warned that it ll get worse before it gets better. let s take a closer look at what s been happening. travel giant tui says it is cancelling 200 flights from manchester airport this month. that is going to affect around 30,000 people. and the moves comes after easyjet had to apologise after cancelling 200 flights in ten days. tomorrow sees the start of thejubilee bank holiday, and around 10,000 flights are due to leave the uk between thursd
interest in the industry. i think. airlines uk are warning these problems will last into the summer. they really don t know at the moment how many flights might be cancelled. ro in, thank you very much borisjohnson has insisted he is not in breach of the ministerial code, after his ethics adviser said the prime minister s fine for breaking lockdown rules raised legitimate questions about whether he d failed in his duty to comply with the law. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. the prime minister and his independent standards adviser, lord geidt. the two have clashed over borisjohnson s handling of parties that broke lockdown laws. after the prime minister was fined for this gathering in the cabinet room on his birthday two years ago, there was a legitimate question, lord geidt claimed, about whether he d broken the ministerial code. i take full responsibility for everything that