uk has already said, right, after the terrible things we saw at the start of the may half term with people being on planes and suddenly being told your holiday is cancelled, sorry, go home, they have cancelled, sorry, go home, they have cancelled about six departures a day and might be continuing that into july and august, and that is all to do with the ground handlers that they use there, so we will see more of it and it has been reported as a kind of, oh my goodness, flight chaos and this is holiday disappointment, whereas in fact it s exactly the opposite, it s designed to stop the scenes we saw for instance yesterday when there were over 50 cancellations on easyjet alone and many of those notified a few days in advance but some happening was just few days in advance but some happening wasjust an few days in advance but some happening was just an hour few days in advance but some happening wasjust an hour or few days in advance but some happening was just an hour or two s notice. ha
it clear that there is no change in this policy. the number of flights that have been cancelled worldwide over the christmas weekend because of the 0micron coronavirus variant has risen to more than 7000. flight operators said many pilots and crew were testing positive for the virus. here s our business reporter, jonathanjosephs. department boards full of holiday disappointment. coronavirus means a growing number of flights are not taking off as planned. in the us, many airlines are struggling to find enough proof to staff all the services, leading to frustration among those who want to spend the holiday season with loved ones. i m only travelling because my father is sick and i don t know how much longer he has left, so i wanted to see him for christmas, but other than that, i would stay home. i booked this in february and we had no idea we would still be dealing with covid.
hello. you are watching bbc news. tributes flow for desmond tutu. flights between hong kong and south korea are the latest to be cancelled as air travel around the world continues to be disrupted by the pandemic. the hong kong government has suspended korean air lines flights for two weeks after some passengers tested positive for coronavirus on arrival. in the us, airlines said many pilots and other crew members had been forced to isolate after testing positive. here s our business reporterjonathanjosephs. departure boards full of holiday disappointment. cornavirus means a growing number of flights
had been forced to isolate after testing positive. here s our business reporterjonathanjosephs. departure boards full of holiday disappointment. coronavirus means a growing number of flights are not taking off as planned. in the united states, many airlines are struggling to find enough crew to staff all their services, leading to frustration among those who want to spend the holiday season with loved ones. i m literally only travelling because i have a father who is sick and i don t know how much longer he has left, so i wanted to see him for christmas. but other than that, i would stay home. i booked this trip in february. we had no idea we would still be dealing with covid. it s crazy! we are not normally a family who it s crazy! we are not normally a family who travel it s crazy! we are not normally a family who travel at - a family who travel at christmas.