Easyjet cancels 80 flights as travel disruption continues

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Dozens of flights have been canceled by airlines including Easyjet and Wizz Air.

Easyjet apologized to customers for the disrupted flights on Sunday.

The aviation industry cut too many jobs during the coronaviruses epidemic and must not oversell flights, according to the Transport Secretary.

He wants airlines to compensate passengers.

Many families have been disrupted on half-term holidays due to a number of UK flight cancellation.

Easyjet said it had been forced to cancel about 80 flights.

The airline apologized and said it understood the disruption it would cause. We are doing everything we can to get them to their destination.

It said that it had extended its hours to help those who were affected find a place to stay.

Mr Shapps said that airlines were finding it difficult to get people on board due to labour shortages.

He said that when someone buys a ticket for a flight, they have every right to expect it to take off.

"Wherever there are problems that need to be fixed quickly, airlines should be careful not to oversell those flights."

The industry decided to cut staff because of the government's support during the Pandemic.

Mr Shapps said that airlines cut too deep during the coronaviruses epidemic.

He said that airlines were taken by surprise by the way in which people returned to travel after being locked down.

Passengers could get quick and straightforward compensation or be put on other flights if they wanted a proper charter, he said.

"Delay Repay" is an automated system that Mr Shapps wants a similar system to.

More than 40 incoming flights were canceled at the airport, with 27 of them from Easyjet.

Some flights were affected, including flights from Barcelona, Nice, Madrid, Glasgow, and others.

There were a number of flights that were canceled on Sunday.

Half a dozen flights may be canceled to and from the UK on a typical day, with those spread over all airlines.

Dozens of flights had been canceled by Wizz Air.

There was a power failure that caused air traffic control systems to malfunction.

Wizz Air did not comment.