The peak summer months are about to begin. The odds are that between now and September, most travellers to, from and within Europe will get where they need to be roughly on time. Last week, Britain’s biggest budget airline, easyJet, revealed a raft of measures to try to protect summer passengers from disruption caused by strikes as well as air-traffic control constraints and bad weather. This week, SAS Scandinavian Airlines reached a settlement with cabin crew to avert a threatened strike.
But travel is acutely susceptible to disruption caused by industrial action: it requires a wide array of employees to work together in order for holidaymakers to complete their journeys.
