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You can take cold food from home or bought in the airport on board flights, but each airline has its own rules

Flights operator easyJet have said that they may be removing some seats on board some of their planes in a bid to operate flights with fewer cabin crew amid staff shortages.

Passengers at some airports are being advised to turn up three hours before their flight

The pilot was forced to abandon the flight to Portugal after a 'bird strike' sparked the response.

The airline will strip six seats from about 50 of its A319 aircraft, cutting the number of passengers down to 150. This means that it will be able to operate flights on these planes with three members of crew rather than four, reducing the burden of staff shortages.

The EasyJet flight had departed Glasgow bound for Faro in the Algarve on around 4pm on Saturday afternoon when the emergency incident took place and the pilot was forced to return to the airport.

Airlines have blamed continuing travel disruption on Covid-related staff shortages

One person said it took her two hours to get through check-in and security

Flights have been disrupted due to a lack of cabin crew.