Travellers are facing severe disruption as airlines grapple with staffing issues. EasyJet, one such airline, has cancelled at least 222 flights since Friday.
The disruption is due to covid, with record UK case numbers wreaking havoc across multiple injuries. Self-isolation is no longer a legal requirement, but many employers are asking their staff to remain at home if they have symptoms or test positive.
An easyJet spokesperson 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. We have taken action to mitigate this through the rostering of additional standby crew this weekend, however, with the current levels of sickness we have also decided to make some cancellations in advance which were focused on consolidating flights where we have multiple frequencies so customers have more options to rebook their travel, often on the same day.
