but for one passenger who s stuck in geneva after having his flight to bristol cancelled for three days in a row, it s tough. i don t have any available funds to pay for anything. easyjet have said they ll refund me any expenses, but i can t pay for anything at the minute. after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. and it s notjust the uk facing travel chaos in the us, thousands of americans have had their fourth of july plans disrupted. airlines have cancelled more than 1000 flights across the independence day holiday weekend amid a shortage of pilots and crew.
caught up in all of this? crucially, i know what my rights are if anything is cancelled and that is to get a replacement flight on the same day if there s anything available that will take me there at the airline s expense, and then furthermore hotel accommodation if need be and compensation if it s the airline s fault, which if it s technical issues or staff shortage, it generally is. but for one passenger who s stuck in geneva after having his flight to bristol cancelled for three days in a row, it s tough. i don t have any available funds to pay for anything. easyjet have said they ll refund me any expenses, but i can t pay for anything at the minute. after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. and it s notjust the uk, where there could be disruption.
crucially, i know what my rights are if anything is cancelled and that is to get a replacement flight on the same day if there s anything available that will take me there at the airline s expense, and then furthermore hotel accommodation if need be and compensation if it s the airline s fault, which if its technical issues or staff shortage, it generally is. but for one passenger who s stuck in geneva after having his flight to bristol cancelled for three days in a row, it s tough. i don t have any available funds to pay for anything. easyjet have said they ll refund me any expenses, but i can t pay for anything at the minute. after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. and it s notjust the uk facing travel chaos in the us,
hope compulsory redundancies can be avoided the union wants them are ruled out. the government has announced plans are under way to change the lot so employers can use agency staff during strikes. the business secretary it would be safe. 3 3 . business secretary it would be safe. , , . . . safe. employers would also have to maintain safe. employers would also have to maintain the safe. employers would also have to maintain the highest - safe. employers would also have to maintain the highest safety i to maintain the highest safety standards. all we are doing is creating more flexibility. opposition parties and unions have criticised the plan, arguing it would undermine paying and working conditions. a third day of strike action is planned for saturday and while they have been further talks between the two sides, there is still no sign of a deal. the rmt has warned more strikes are likely if an agreement is not reached. katy austin, bbc news. it s notjust the uk facing strikes this
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