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Passengers attempting to jet off on their Easter holidays encountered hours-long security queues and delays, as well as last-minute flight cancellations, at ...

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Holidaymakers faced more three-hour queues as airport chaos continued this morning - amid fears at least 15000 more are going to get their flights delayed ...

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Mr Stringer, the former leader of Manchester Council and chairman of the airport board, said: 'Covid has made life difficult for everyone in the aviation industry. In a tongue-in-cheek Twitter post, one frustrated traveller described a snaking queue at the airport as a world record attempt at the 'world's slowest, longest conga line'. The way to respond to that is by good employment procedures and not by casualisation, effectively using fire and rehire. It's a nightmare situation for airlines and airports at the moment.' Meanwhile, pictures showed long queues at Heathrow, with airport bosses blaming a huge spike in passenger numbers. We are sorry for the impact this may have on your plans.' Pictured: Heathrow Terminal 2 as families try and get away for the Easter holidays today The family were due to fly out from Manchester Airport on Tuesday via the 7.15am Ryanair service. Travellers also took to social media to share photos of huge queues stretching up to four hours long yesterday, with one person writing: 'Chaos at Heathrow Airport arrivals. Instead, it is now up to her to complete a complaints form and contact Manchester Airport. And so we have increased our presence such as to just make sure that people keep calm heads on the situation. Pictured: Huge queues of passengers at Heathrow Terminal 2

Another day of disrupted travel plans is unfolding as airlines announce more cancellations of flights leaving from UK airports.

However they do call you to skip the queues with an hour to go to your flight. But the rules are complex. Following the example of neighbours like France, this appeared to be a step towards opening up. As before, 12-17s can show proof of a negative PCR test to visit. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. On Wednesday morning the tourist board told press that Spain had opened up to all UK travellers with immediate effect, saying unjabbed visitors would be able to enter with a negative pre-departure test. Bag drop also clear,” said Verity Taylor at terminal 1. In an extraordinary reversal of an earlier announcement, the Spanish tourist board in London last night withdrew a declaration that the country was opening up to unvaccinated British visitors. As easyJet and British Airways continue to cancel some flights to and from the UK today, passengers are scrambling to organise alternative travel or request compensation. On Wednesday the tourist board said Spain had opened up to all UK travellers with immediate effect, saying unjabbed visitors would be able to enter with a negative pre-departure test. If you are worried about airport congestion this Easter holiday, here’s what you can do to avoid missing a flight - and what action you can take if you do: Spanish holidays are also in jeopardy after Spanish authorities yesterday appeared to reopen to unvaccinated travellers - with a test result - with immediate effect, only to make a U-turn on the rule last night.

AIRLINES have announced more flight cancellations today, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of Britons ahead of the Easter holidays.

That being said, we recommend you arrive to the airport at the earliest time your airline advises. London Stansted Airport stated: “We have had no reports of disruption to our operation today. However they do call you to skip the queues with an hour to go to your flight. We got through check-in and security really quickly and we're now chilling in departures waiting for our flight to Budapest.” Twitter user Charl Adams said: “It took us approx one hour, from arriving at the airport at 5am, to get through security at T2. It did get considerably busier once we had joined the queue though. These flights have been cancelled from British airports, ruining the holiday plans of thousands of Britons.

It's one of the big questions people are asking while airports have been hit by massive delays.

Getting there way ahead of when check-in desks are open is not recommended, as people will have to wait around and this can add to congestion in the check-in area. What time are you advising people to get to the airport for? So what is the correct things to do?

It's believed flights to Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Olbia and Mahon from Bristol Airport have been cancelled, and return flights pre-emptively cancelled, ...

- Olbia We therefore recommend customers to arrive at least 2 hours before your scheduled departure time Flights from Bristol are being cancelled due to Covid-related staff shortages.

They also alleged that displaced crew were left with no information from airlines regarding which flights they would be required for to fly passengers home. “ ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The spate of cancellations arrived as air travel is rebounding from the pandemic, with strong demand for spring-break flights. Representing 28,000 US flight attendants, the organisation said that in recent days “Crew members were forced to sleep on the floor in the airport because they were unable to reach the hotel/limo desk.”

The travel disruption is affecting many families heading abroad for the Easter school holiday, which is the first since the UK's Covid restrictions for ...

In this instance, you should organise expenses yourself, within reason, and keep all receipts. General secretary Sharon Graham said the union had repeatedly warned the sector to not to use the “cover of Covid” to cut jobs and pay throughout the pandemic. In October last year, BA launched a recruitment drive to fill vacancies created by the pandemic and said it had “contacted people in the company’s existing talent pools”, referring to groups of people who had left the business the year before but had expressed an interest in returning to the airline when jobs were available. Post-Brexit, law UK261 covers disruption to any flights departing from an airport in the UK, as well as flights arriving at a UK or EU airport on a UK or EU airline. Recent analysis by the World Travel and Tourism Council revealed 205,000 travel and tourism jobs – one in eight vacancies – remained unfilled in the UK at the end of 2021. Airports are also struggling from the combination of staff shortages and a spike in demand as many families head abroad for the school Easter holiday, which is the first since the UK’s coronavirus restrictions for international travellers were dropped. British Airways said many of its cancellations include flights cut as part of its decision last month to reduce its schedule until the end of May. “Airlines are certainly seeing a high level of demand to fly, but are simply unable to cope with that demand due to a lack of resources.” The spokesman added that the number of cancellations “represents a small proportion” of the total of 1,645 planned for Monday. Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, said: “This is a staggering level of flight cancellations caused by a cocktail of not having enough staff in place and Covid-induced staff shortages. Another spokeswoman added: “EasyJet will operate the vast majority of its 1,525 flights today with a small proportion cancelled in advance to give customers the ability to rebook on to alternative flights.” A spokesman for the airline said: “As a result of the current high rates of Covid infections across Europe, like all businesses easyJet is experiencing higher than usual levels of employee sickness.”

Around 60 easyJet flights were cancelled yesterday and Monday due to staff shortages. While chaotic scenes of security queues and abandoned baggage at ...

“I wouldn’t be happy to commute every week and have to be at the airport two to three hours before I fly,” he added. Former Gatwick security officer and journalist Simon Calder has some tips, however, to deal with that horrible sinking feeling as the chance of boarding your flight slips away. This would render it unable to meet demand when passengers returned,” said Unite general secretary Sharon Graham. “Now the sector is suffering from a chronic inability to attract new staff because workers are not attracted to an industry where pay is poor and conditions are lousy.” Secondly, some will allow you to take a later flight if space is available. A “one in, one out” system was effectively in place, and with 20 minutes to go before the gate closed he grew increasingly anxious. But given the security requirements of airports, it takes longer to refill staff positions which were made vacant at the start of the pandemic. So what can you do if your flight is badly delayed, or you miss it due to extreme queues? Given that the disruption looks set to continue over the Easter holiday break (which runs until 18 April for schools), arriving at the airport early is especially important. All companies that operate within airports - from airlines and baggage handlers to border force - are inevitably affected by staff absences as a result. We spoke to airports, airlines and passengers to find out. At security, only two of the nine lanes were open, he said, leading to long queues. Staff shortages are behind the delays at all airports, as they struggle to cope with the return of passengers.

Chaos and disruption across multiple airports in the UK continues this Wednesday morning following the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Tens of.

The total cancelled flights includes some flights axed due to last week’s decision by the airline to reduce its schedule until the end of May to boost reliability, as well as routes suspended for several months because of the pandemic, such as those featuring several Asian destinations. The total includes flights axed due to last month’s decision by the airline to reduce its schedule until the end of May to boost reliability, as well as routes suspended for several months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Karen Smart, the managing director of Manchester Airport, said she would leave with immediate effect.

A baggage handling firm at Manchester Airport has apologised to passengers who have faced long delays waiting for their bags after getting off planes.

Another traveller said he had set off from Glasgow at 04:45 BST in preparation for a 12:25 flight and would be enjoying "a couple of hours in the bar that we hadn't expected". Manchester Airport Group previously apologised and said the industry was "facing staff shortages and recruitment challenges at present, after the most damaging two years in its history". Swissport said it was "seeing knock-on delays from security queues" as the baggage system was being put under "enormous pressure".

After cancelling more than 100 flights on Wednesday, airlines have blamed Easter travel disruptions on staff shortages caused by high levels of Covid.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. - Berlin Unless specified otherwise, they are single flight cancellations, and on many routes other services will be operating.

A spokesperson for Belfast International Airport said: "Those passengers will have been notified by the airline directly and accommodated on alternative flights ...

"At peak times, this can mean up to three and a half hours before your departure time. A spokesperson for easyJet added that the 'vast majority' of flights will go ahead on Wednesday, and the cancellations impacting Belfast International "were pre-emptively cancelled today as a result of higher than usual levels of employee Covid sickness." A spokesperson for Belfast International Airport said: "Those passengers will have been notified by the airline directly and accommodated on alternative flights or offered refunds."

The Manchester mayor said that while some issues have been out of the airport's control 'more should have been done earlier' to prevent the long security ...

Karen Smart will return to the south of England for family reasons and to “pursue fresh career opportunities”, said her bosses. Manchester Airport is recruiting for hundreds of staff but Mr Burnham said he would be asking the government to speed up the vetting process for security staff. Following a meeting with airport bosses, Mr Burnham said that “sadly” the disruption is “not going to disappear overnight” and that passengers will have to adhere to new advice “for the foreseeable future”.

Huge queues have plagued Birmingham Airport for the last three days, as staff-cut BHX struggles to cope with demand. Over the 72 hours passengers suffered ...

I travel worldwide for work, and no European airport would be allowed to get in this state." We apologise to our customers for the disruption." Grubby floors near plug sockets and overflowing bins were spotted at the airport over the last 48 hours. Another batch of easyJet flights were cancelled at the airport today. It seems all the main airports are having the same issues. Manchester Airport has been hit by serious travel delays over the last 48 hours. A 92-tonne footbridge will be lowered into place on the busy A45 near Birmingham Airport this month. Average wait times for security this morning were between 15 and 20 minutes." Birmingham Airport passengers have been facing long delays as they try to jet off on holiday. We’d ask all customers travelling to ‘help us help you’ to keep queues moving by presenting compliant baggage - removing liquids and electrical items - at the security scanners." Many passengers have sought to beat airport queues today by arriving early. The airport, described as "hell" by some holidaymakers, made a number of staff redundancies during the pandemic.

Heathrow and Gatwick cancellations a result of staff shortages because of Covid.

Airports, airlines and much of the aviation industry dismissed or furloughed many workers when travel ground to a half during the pandemic. EasyJet had previously said it expected to cancel hundreds more flights during the week because of staff absences. Demand for foreign travel has soared after the easing of almost all Covid travel restrictions but it comes as high levels of Covid cases are exacerbating existing staff shortages caused by large numbers of aviation workers being laid off during the pandemic.

Both easyJet and British Airways have cancelled scores of flights this week, with Manchester and Heathrow airports bearing the brunt of the cancellations.

If the flight was cancelled more than 14 days before it was due to depart, you’d be eligible for a refund of the cost of the ticket or a replacement flight, but not compensation. With all flight cancellations, you’re entitled to either a full refund or re-routing to your intended destination on any airline at the earliest available opportunity. Affected passengers will be entitled to at least £220 compensation in these circumstances to cover out of pocket costs, and airlines should provide refreshments and accommodation as required while their customers await their new flight.” Manchester Airport has struggled to cope with increased passenger numbers after laying off or furloughing staff during the pandemic. The past few days has also seen British Airways cancel 115 flights to or from Heathrow Airport. Manchester Airport’s managing director Karen Smart has quit her role amid chaotic scenes at the airport over the past few days.

Steven Fletcher was due to fly home Friday, but had flight cancelled and must now return tomorrow morning; BA axed at least 78 flights to and from Heathrow ...

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Mr Stringer, the former leader of Manchester Council and chairman of the airport board, said: 'Covid has made life difficult for everyone in the aviation industry. 'Our whole industry is facing staff shortages and recruitment challenges at present, after the most damaging two years in its history. Pictures taken at Manchester Airport on Monday showed long queues of people attempting to get through to security. The way to respond to that is by good employment procedures and not by casualisation, effectively using fire and rehire. Meanwhile, pictures showed long queues at Heathrow, with airport bosses blaming a huge spike in passenger numbers. It's a nightmare situation for airlines and airports at the moment.' We are sorry for the impact this may have on your plans.' Pictured: Heathrow Terminal 2 as families try and get away for the Easter holidays today Travellers also took to social media to share photos of huge queues stretching up to four hours long yesterday, with one person writing: 'Chaos at Heathrow Airport arrivals. Steven Fletcher, MailOnline head of sport, was due to fly home from Agadir in Morocco to London's Gatwick Airport on Friday, but had his flight cancelled and must now return tomorrow morning. Mr Fletcher branded the process an 'absolute shambles', saying: 'We've already paid for the hotel and lost a day of our holiday. Another passenger told MailOnline: 'I arrived 36 hours late to my ski holiday in the French Alps because BA cancelled our flight to Grenoble. To make matters worse they managed to leave my bag in London so I then had to spend a morning cobbling together something to ski in.

Passengers have walked out of baggage reclaim halls, leaving luggage behind to collect later.

Airports are also struggling from the combination of staff shortages and a spike in demand as many families head abroad for the school Easter holidays, which is the first since the UK's coronavirus restrictions for international travellers were dropped. "With the increased demand for travel the capacity of the baggage system is being put under enormous pressure and we are seeing knock-on delays from security queues. Baggage handler Swissport has said sorry to Manchester Airport customers over 'frustrating and inconvenient' luggage delays after flights.