So why is it all going horribly wrong for Britons’ summer holidays abroad by air?
As you might have heard, it’s a perfect storm following the two years of travel chaos caused by Covid-19 (anybody missing a Thursday 5pm Shapps o’clock travel traffic light Tweet? Thought not).
Is all this anybody’s fault? Yes and no. Avoidable? Yes and no.
The UK travel industry was poorly treated by the government during the pandemic and airport and airline employees were made redundant in their tens of thousands after businesses scrambled for survival.
Airport staff need security clearance from the government and the Civil Aviation Authority and the vetting process takes time, with reports of delays. Clearly, you can fire someone quicker than you can hire and you cannot have non-approved people working in airports.
