More than 12,600 flights to Europe could be at risk each day as air traffic controllers walk out over pay and rotas, with destinations including Spain and Italy likely to be hit
Portugal, the only major holiday zone on the list, will be the main focus for Brits, with Ryanair and EasyJet Plc alone adding more than 300,000 seats there since the U.K.âs May 7 announcement.
More than 15 U.K. airports including Manchester, where Scullion has booked are braced for a rush of passengers to hubs in Lisbon, Porto and Faro in the southern Algarve region, as well as the sub-tropical Portuguese island of Madeira.
âWeâve been desperate to get away,â said Luke Saunders, who along with four friends is flying EasyJet to Albufeira on the Algarveâs Atlantic coast on June 5. âWe waited for the green list to make the decision.â