let s start here in the uk, where thousands of passengers have had their holiday plans disrupted after numerous flights were cancelled on sunday. it comes at a time when the aviation industry is struggling to recruit full time staff after laying off workers during the pandemic. easyjet said it had cut 80 flights on sunday, and apologised to customers for the disruption, blaming the the ongoing challenging operating environment . flights from british airways and wizz air were also affected. the uk government has provided £8 billion of support to the aviation sector during the pandemic. transport secretary grant shapps believes the industry cut too manyjobs during the pandemic and said it should not oversell flights. joining me now is fiona cincotta from city index. some cincotta from city index. strains explained because this some strains explained because this has been an especially busy travel weekend, not just in the uk but other parts of europe, some highlight summer
is already very high and households are struggling the cost of living crisis, even higher expenses for flights is going to be hit hard.- higher expenses for flights is going to be hit hard. thank you very much going to be hit hard. thank you very much for going to be hit hard. thank you very much forjoining going to be hit hard. thank you very much forjoining us. - let s get some of the day s other news. german car maker mercedes benz has announced that it will recall nearlyi million of its older vehicles worldwide because of a potential problem with their brakes. the recall involves some suv and minivan models built between 2004 and 2015. china s government has announced that some covid restrictions in the capital of beijing will ease gradually this week with the city reporting a drop in new cases. starting today, most public transport will be resume operation, and people will be allowed to return to work or dine in restaurants. unlike shanghai, beijing never announced a full loc
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