More than 100 UK flights cancelled today – here is the list of destinations affected
MORE than 100 flights have been cancelled today as Brits trying to go abroad are still begin affected by the travel chaos across the UK.
Many of the cancelled flights are due to staff shortages due to Covid or a reduction in schedules.
British Airways has had to cancel 96 flights today, including a number of domestic routes including Manchester, Newcastle, as well as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Belfast and Jersey.
A number of destinations across Europe have also been affected by the cancellations to and from London Heathrow, including:
- Algiers
- Amsterdam
- Athens
- Barcelona
- Basel
- Berlin
- Billund
- Brussels
- Budapest
- Copenhagen
- Dublin
- Dusseldorf
- Frankfurt
- Geneva
- Gothenburg
- Hamburg
- Hanover
- Larnaca
- Luxembourg
- Milan
- Munich
- Nice
- Oslo
- Paris
- Prague
- Rome
- Stockholm
- Toulouse
- Zurich
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EasyJet has also cancelled as many as 10 flights including:
- Ibiza
- Naples
- Palma
Both the airlines have been forced to cancel thousands of flights between them in recent weeks as the travel industry suffers from a shortage in staff.
The CEO of Ryanair has warned that Brits should expect the travel chaos to continue for months.
Following the travel chaos - which has seen passengers miss their flights at Manchester Airport - an airline employee has revealed the top three things passengers should do if their flight is cancelled.
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.