Holiday giant TUI has issued urgent advice to help travellers avoid any bank holiday weekend airport chaos. Nearly 290,000 seats have been cut from bank holiday flight schedules in recent weeks, with several airlines cancelling flights.
Most of the cancellations were caused by staff shortages across the aviation industry, which has led to caps on operations at airports such as Heathrow and Gatwick. This has disrupted the plans of millions of holidaymakers this summer and sparked a spike in air fares.
The UK's biggest tour operator has escaped the worst of the disruption and urged holidaymakers to continue to follow its guidelines for a smooth travel experience. In an update to passengers, TUI stated: "We would like to apologise to some of our customers who have experienced flight delays recently.
