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Thousands of Britons stuck at airports as easyJet cancels another 80 flights

More holidaymakers caught up in travel chaos as nearly 200 flights are cancelled, Eurostar trains are delayed and roads clog up

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022

Easyjet cancels more than 80 flights as travel chaos continues

The budget airline said the flights were axed ‘due to the ongoing operating environment’

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2022

80 flights cancelled by easyJet on Sunday as travel woes continue for thousands

Airline apologises for half-term and bank holiday disruption

Wales Online · Jun 5, 2022

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Don’t ‘over-interpret’ Boris Johnson being booed, says Grant Shapps

Minister says government shouldn’t be distracted by clips such as that of PM arriving at jubilee service

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022

Shapps says he does not believe Johnson will face confidence vote this week

The Transport Secretary also dismissed people booing the Prime Minister, saying ‘politicians don’t expect to be popular all the time’.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2022

Families stranded abroad after flights axed as minister refuses call to send in Army

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said deploying the military was not 'the snap solution to every problem' and said the travel industry needs to 'sort it out'

Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2022

People should get automatic refunds for cancelled holidays, says Grant Shapps

Transport secretary says he wants scheme similar to delay repay, as he rules out sending in army amid half-term travel chaos

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022

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Grant Shapps downplays booing for Boris Johnson: 'There were also people cheering'

TRANSPORT Secretary Grant Shapps has downplayed the booing received by Boris Johnson during Jubilee celebrations, arguing there were "also…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2022

Government rebuffs 'bring in the army calls' over UK airport chaos

Thousands of passengers have had a miserable experience trying to leave the country on flights from major airports

Wales Online · Jun 5, 2022

Tory hits back at boos for Boris Johnson - 'Politicians don't expect to always be popular'

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned against 'over interpreting' the frosty reception Boris Johnson received from some members of the public at Jubilee events

Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2022

Brexit to blame for airports chaos, says Sadiq Khan

Higher pay is solution to staff shortages at airports, says transport secretary Grant Shapps

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2022

'Holidaymakers have been let down by a lack of planning caused by Covid staff cuts'

It was Grant Shapps's responsibility as Transport Secretary to make it a condition that the £8billion of that which went to airlines had a jobs guarantee attached

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2022

Minister was warned staff crisis would lead to ‘inevitable’ travel chaos, says aviation union

Call predicted airlines would fail to cope with huge demand as hostilities between government and industry deepen over appeal for special visas for EU workers

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022

Passengers told 'carry only hand luggage' to help avoid airport queue chaos

A union boss has asked passengers to pack light to help reduce the ongoing queues and disruption

Daily Record · Jun 3, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022

Calls for automatic airline refunds grow as daily flight cancellations continue

In April, the Transport Select Committee backed a system of automatic refunds for airlines that cancel flights

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

Send in the army to help sort airport chaos, Ryanair boss urges

Troops may prove useful for ’next three, four months’ as staffing shortages persist

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022

Shapps ‘risks travel chaos by ruling out emergency visa for aviation workers’

Industry bosses criticise transport secretary as unions accuse him of being disingenuous

Wales Online · Jun 2, 2022

Passengers told 'carry only hand luggage' in bid to avoid airport chaos

A union head says it will help to 'limit the disruption', as will checking in online

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Daily Record · Jun 2, 2022

Devastated families weep over cancelled holidays as cabin crew resign in week of airport chaos

According to Good Morning Britain travel expert Simon Calder, we will not see the end of these delays anytime soon.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022

Ryanair boss suggests bringing in army to end airport travel chaos

Michael O’Leary hits back at Grant Shapps’s claim that firms have oversold flights and holidays

Manchester Evening News · Jun 2, 2022

"Just fly with one bag" to avoid delays, says union boss ahead of weekend getaway from Manchester Airport

"It's not a magic bullet but it does reduce the chance of there being problems."

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2022

Scots warned of travel chaos during Queen's Jubilee bank holiday weekend

There have been queues and queues building at airports while motoring firms predict that around 19 million drivers could take to the roads throughout the long weekend.

Wales Online · Jun 2, 2022

Families in tears and dream holidays cancelled as cabin crew hand in notices in week of airport chaos

According to travel expert Simon Calder we won't see the end of these delays anytime soon

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022

Bank holiday road delays threaten to compound UK’s travel woes

Jubilee getaway congestion expected as Grant Shapps holds ‘productive’ meeting with airline companies

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2022

Travel chaos hits UK airports again with 'disgusting' queues stretching 2,000 feet

Nearly 11,000 flights are scheduled to depart from UK airports over the next four days as Brits try to get away for the bumper bank holiday, with photos showing massive queues of passengers

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