British Airways and EasyJet cancel more than 150 flights

cde.news desk 1 June 2022, 12:40 · 1 min read

epa09987796 A traveller waits at Gatwick Airport train station in London, Britain, 31 May 2022. Holidaymakers across the UK face continuing travel disruptions due to flight cancellations and lack of airport and airline staff during the first school holidays in England and Wales since the lifting of all UK Covid-19 travel restrictions. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN

British Airways and EasyJet have cancelled at least 150 short-haul flights from Gatwick and Heathrow on Wednesday, as the Transport Secretary prepares to meet airline bosses over Britain’s travel misery.

British Airways has cancelled at least 124 short-haul flights at Heathrow, while EasyJet has cancelled at least 31 flights at Gatwick, including to destinations such as Bologna, Barcelona, Prague and Edinburgh.

British Airways and EasyJet cancel more than 150 flights

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