Thousands of holiday-goers will be facing turmoil in the coming weeks after a popular airline has reportedly slashed hundreds of flights.
British Airways is said to have cancelled half of its flights to Miami from London Heathrow as the staff shortage crisis continues to affect the flight industry. Other popular routes affected include London to Berlin, Dublin and Paris.
The airline axed 200 flights on Wednesday and Thursday but industry experts have warned that it could take months to sort out the problems caused by staffing issues as a result of the pandemic. British Airways' CEO Sean Doyle has emailed customers to apologise for the cancellations and long delays, the Mirror reports.
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Other affected BA routes include to Hong Kong and Tokyo, with no flights to the popular destinations until September and October retrospectively. The Mail reported the email sent to customers read: “We’ll do everything we can to get you where you need to be.”
Passengers travelling through major UK airports have been urged to arrive as long as four hours before their flight is due to take off because of the crisis. Paul Charles, CEO of travel consultancy The PC Agency, previously said of the issues affecting the flight industry: "This is a staggering level of flight cancellations caused by a cocktail of not having enough staff in place and Covid-induced staff shortages.
“Airlines are certainly seeing a high level of demand to fly, but are simply unable to cope with that demand due to a lack of resources. it’s a nightmare situation for airlines and airports at the moment."
