Ryanair chief warns travel chaos will continue for MONTHS with cancelled flights and long queues
THE CEO of Ryanair has warned that Brits should expect the travel chaos to continue for months.
Cancelled flights, long queues and delays at the border have resulted in huge chaos for families hoping for a long overdue holiday abroad.
Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson, when asked if the UK would continue to see months of airline problems, told : "I think so."
He added: "I think some of the airlines are struggling, some of the handling companies, some of the airports are struggling, but again, that's throughout the economy.
"We saw late last year the shortage of HGV drivers, supply chain interruptions, but I think companies could have been better prepared."
He added that it is hard to "stop an airline and start again [...] is a difficult thing to do," but said Ryanair was in a "good position" for the summer.
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Airlines including easyJet and British Airways have cancelled thousands of flights in recent weeks, citing a shortage in staff caused by Covid.
BA reduced its schedule earlier this month, which will last until May, in a bid to prevent short term flight cancellations.
And long airport queues are continuing to plague holidaymakers across the UK, especially at Manchester Airport.
And yesterday dozens of passengers were seen in long queues at Heathrow Aiport as holidaymakers tried to check in for their Easter flights.
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In Birmingham, holidaymakers were forced to wait in "long-long fast track" queues to get through security during the travel chaos.
At Stansted, Britain’s fourth largest airport, travellers have been told to even arrive the night before if their airline has an early bag drop service.
A spokesman said: “Passengers should check with their airlines as some open bag drop the day before early morning flights.”
And TUI passengers are being told to drop their suitcases at the airport the night before their flight as well to try and avoid the long queues.
It's not just the airports - thousands of passengers have had their holidays disrupted by the P&O Ferries cancellations after all services were suspended this weekend.
And to cap it off, lots of families have been forced to cancel their holidays due to huge delays in passport renewals, which has seen many wait more than the recommended 10 weeks.
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It all comes as Brits heading away for the Easter weekend have been urged to avoid travelling today to skip nightmare gridlock.
A whopping 27.6million cars will hit the roads on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the biggest springtime getaway since 2019.
