With dozens of walk-outs at Heathrow airport on the agenda, mass cancellations by easyJet at Gatwick and further disruption expected from striking air-traffic controllers, airline passengersh also face nine days of potential delays due to “the largest air force deployment exercise in Nato’s history”.
Air Defender 23, centred on Germany and managed by the Luftwaffe, involves more than 10,000 military personnel and 250 combat aircraft from 25 nations – with at least 800 civilian planes diverted each day as a result.
