How do I know if my flight will be cancelled and what are my rights? Airlines have been told to cut services now to avoid chaos later The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022
Airport chaos as luggage ‘abandoned’ and passengers ‘forced to sleep on floor’ Travel meltdown comes as Britons warned to brace for summer of ‘massive disruption’ The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022
Backlash after senior Labour figure attacks strikes and big pay claims David Lammy warns rebel MPs not to ‘stand on picket lines’ ahead of ‘further disputes‘ The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022
Lammy says he will not support BA strikes as he defends Labour’s stance The shadow foreign secretary said the party is fully behind negotiation to resolve any industrial dispute. The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022
Ryanair boss claims 'Brits don't want to be baggage handlers' amid UK airport chaos Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary also claimed his airline has been 'completely unaffected' by the airport chaos because they saw travel recovery coming 'early' Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2022
Ryanair boss says British people ‘do not want to be baggage handlers’ amid staff shortages Michael O’Leary also said the low-cost airline has been ‘completely unaffected’ by the issues that have impacted rivals Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2022
Europe’s travel woes deepen as strikes add to scrapped flights A wave of airline strikes and flight cancellations is deepening Europe’s transport crisis, disrupting travel plans just as the region’s peak summer season gets under way. Bangkok Post · Jun 25, 2022
'Scared' strikers struggling to pay bills 'can't afford not to strike' "Everybody is hurting. There are people over there now who are experiencing real poverty" Liverpool Echo · Jun 25, 2022
A brief upturn in a punishing month for stocks Recap: Global stocks moved higher on Friday, heading for their first weekly gain in a month after fears of an economic recession, while inflation eased on declines in commodity prices. Bangkok Post · Jun 24, 2022
Travel: 8 questions on flight cancellations, strikes and your rights, answered by Simon Calder ‘Be more optimistic, people!’ says Simon Calder The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022
British Airways staff to strike - What does that mean for the summer holidays? Hundreds of British Airways check-in workers and ground-handling agents at Heathrow Airport have voted to walk out in a row over pay - causing travel chaos for families looking to go abroad this summer Daily Record · Jun 24, 2022
UK gave airlines 4.4m free pollution permits in 2021, study finds Government generosity meant industry could pollute for free, and airlines were left with 900,000 excess permits they could keep or sell The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022
Heathrow Airport: British Airways strikes to take place this summer The industrial action follows a wave of similar strikes across the public sector over recent months. Many are demanding higher wages to deal with the cost-of-living crisis. Wales Online · Jun 24, 2022
'Absolute shambles': Passengers face travel chaos at Manchester Airport as HUGE queue snakes along walkway and TUI website down Although some travellers reported no problems at all, others described a long queue snaking out of Terminal 2 into the walkway towards Terminal 1 Manchester Evening News · Jun 24, 2022
Liverpool Echo · Jun 24, 2022 ITV Good Morning Britain's travel expert sends message to anyone with a BA booking British Airways staff have voted emphatically in favour of strike action
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022 What to do if your flight is delayed? Flights disrupted globally due to tech outage Everything you need to know if you have been affected by flight delays and cancellations
Liverpool Echo · Jun 24, 2022 ITV travel expert warns BA strike action could be 'end of summer as we know it' Workers voted emphatically in favour of strike action over a pay dispute
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022 London commuters face further headaches as weekend rail strike looms Rail passengers faced further disruption on Friday because of a deadlocked dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022 British Airways strike: How will industrial action affect flights and holidays from Heathrow? Staff involved in the dispute run check-in and departure gates as well as checking Covid test and vaccination certificates
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022 What the papers say – June 24 Friday’s front pages warn of terminal ‘turmoil’ and ‘chaos’ as worker dissatisfaction with wages spreads to British Airways.
Liverpool Echo · Jun 24, 2022 BA, easyJet and Ryanair strike update amid 'gruelling summer of travel chaos' warning The airline industry faces further disruption as it continues its post pandemic recovery struggles
Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2022 'BA has treated staff appallingly by using cover of Covid to impose worse pay' 'Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has failed to lift a finger to try to resolve the growing number of disputes in the sector he is meant to oversee'
Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2022 BA made low-paid staff take 10% pay cut - and 'reinstated it only for managers' Hundreds of British Airways check-in workers at Heathrow airport have voted to walk out in a row over pay - causing travel chaos for Brits looking to go abroad this summer
Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022 Strikes cause more Tube disruption as Heathrow action piles on travel ‘misery’ British Airways workers in the GMB and Unite unions are set to strike during the summer holiday period over a pay dispute
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022 Holidaymakers face ‘mass disruption’ this summer as British Airways workers vote to strike No 10 to consider ‘contingency measures’ for airline to beat Heathrow walkout