Issues with the airline industry including huge queues and cancelled flights could persist deep into the summer, it has been predicted.
This half-term so far has been, without doubt, the worst the aviation industry has suffered in many years.
Staff shortages and surges of holidaymakers are some of the reasons why airports are struggling, while airlines such as TUI and easyJet have had to fork out huge amounts to put customers up in hotels after cancelling flights or rebooking them onto alternative flights.