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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Crew ID delays to blame for flight cancellations, says easyJet executive

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Airline bosses have told MPs that security vetting delays for aviation staff are partly to blame for the scale of flight cancellations.

“It’s taking about 14 weeks now to get crew ID passes,” said Sophie Dekkers, chief operating officer for easyJet, earlier today. “It was around 10 weeks pre-pandemic.”

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