and in here at london s euston station, where people have already begun changing their plans because of this week s strikes. how will the week s industrial action in the uk affect you? are you a key worker struggling to find a way into work? perhaps you re a student taking exams and worried about gettng to school? we want to hear from you. you can get in touch with me on twitter, i m at luxmy g or you can use the hashtag bbc your questions. easyjet announces plans to cut more flights over the busy summer period in the uk just weeks after passengers were stranded following cancellations due to staff shortages. the uk s energy regulator ofgem announces new measures to protect customers if companies go bust. up close and personal we have a special report from uganda on how a conservation effort to increase numbers of mountain gorillas has been a success. one of our closest relatives on earth. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president macron
were hoping to run at a reduced capacity on three pandemic levels, at about 97%, they have now said thatis at about 97%, they have now said that is more likely to be around 90% of they have called this proactive consolidation. i have a note here from their chief executive which reads, the ongoing challenging operating environment has unfortunately continue to have impact which has resulted in cancellations. this is coupled with airport caps, and they say they are taking pre emptive action to take resilience but they are giving customers notice and they expect the vast majority to be rebooked on alternative flights with at least 24 hour was noticed. they say, we believe this is the right action for us to be taking. believe this is the right action for us to be taking. when they say there will be advance us to be taking. when they say there will be advance notice, us to be taking. when they say there will be advance notice, when - us to be taking. when they say there will be advance
supported during covid, so they have had some support already, and i think it is unconscionable, really. well, nicola, thank you, to make it clear, it is not the rail drivers who are striking, it is mainly the other railway staff. briefly, nicola, obviously, all of us watching are rooting for you to get there, how are you feeling about your prospects of getting there for your prospects of getting there for your son s graduation? your son s graduation? fingers crossed, your son s graduation? fingers crossed. it your son s graduation? fingers crossed, it is your son s graduation? fingers crossed, it is planes, - your son s graduation? fingers crossed, it is planes, trains, i crossed, it is planes, trains, automobiles. i am leaving for london shortly and i really, really hope that we get to get there, he gets to graduate, and that we had that moment, that he has that moment. good luck, nicola, best of luck, and fingers crossed for you. fingers crossed for you. thank you. thank you-
it insists customers will be given advance notice of flight cancellations. gatwick and amsterdam are among the airports worst affected. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent matt graveling who gave us the latest on what passengers could expect. there is no good news, if you are getting away at the moment, whether you are on the rails or you re in the air, and of course this recent news from easyjet. it follows a number of cuts that not just easyjet but airlines have had to make cuts over the summer because of a lack of staff, following covid, lots of staff lost theirjobs and now passenger numbers have increased, people want to go back away on holiday and now restrictions have eased, they haven t got the staff in order to do that. now, easyjet specifically have been hit quite hard. last month, they had to apologise to customers for about 200 flights having to be cancelled because of it issues but this announcement today, again focusing more around the lack of staff that they have, and t
that is being dealt with. by let s leave the final word with easyjet because that is what today s story is about. i have a note from their chief executive who basically said about these recent cuts the ongoing challenging operating environment has unfortunately continued to have an impact which has resulted in these cancellations. coupled with airport caps, which we spoke about, we are taking pre emptive actions to increase resilience, and giving advance notice to customers, and we expect the vast majority of these customers to be rebooked on alternative flights within 2a hours. and they say, we believe this is the right action for us to take. the uk s energy regulator, ofgem, has announced plans to better protect customers who pay their bills through direct debit, tightening the rules on suppliers in order to stop excess payments. earlier, i spoke to our personal finance correspondent kevin peachey for more on the new measures. it has been a source of frustration