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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

EasyJet trims June flight schedule in effort to avoid further airport chaos

An easyjet check-in desk showing cancelled flights at Gatwick.
An easyjet check-in desk showing cancelled flights at Gatwick. Photograph: Stephen Barnes/Travel/Alamy

EasyJet has reduced its flight schedule for the rest of June in an effort to overcome the travel chaos seen in the school holidays when staff shortages meant thousands of people were hit by last-minute cancellations.

Britain’s biggest carrier has come under fire for its handling of the disruption which also saw passengers endure long delays. In a message to staff on Friday, its chief operating officer, Peter Bellew, said the carrier was making pre-emptive cancellations for the “coming days and weeks” to “increase resilience across the network”.

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