A 'summer of chaos' warning has been issued to British holidaymakers as staff shortages at airports are expected to impact their journeys hard. Many families looking forward to a May half-term getaway have already had their excitement tarnished due to travel mayhem at airports up and down the country.
It comes as Union Unite, which represents tens of thousands of aviation workers, said travellers are now paying the price for “chronic staff shortages” caused by job cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. Unless the industry acts now to resolve the crisis before July, Unite says the “chaos will last the entire summer season”, the Mirror reports.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “During the pandemic, when airline operators and others in aviation slashed jobs to boost corporate profits, we warned this corporate greed would cause chaos in the industry. The aftermath of mass sackings is now chronic staff shortages across the board. Aviation chiefs need to come clean with the public. This is a crisis of their making.
