Thousands of easyJet passengers – many stranded abroad – have woken up to the news that their flights have been canceled.
The Independent estimates that at least 60 easyJet flights were suspended on Tuesday, adding to the hundreds canceled over the weekend. Anne estimates that 10,000 passengers are affected – including some still trying to return from Mediterranean islands such as Ibiza, Malta and Sicily.
Ali Haynes, her partner and a five-month-old baby arrived at Luton Airport three hours before leaving for Palermo, as requested by easyJet.
She wrote on Twitter: “Two hours before that, when we check in and through the security … a text message” the flight was canceled “.
“Now we are stuck in Luton’s departures with no information about what’s next. The holiday is ruined. “
She later told The Independent: “Obviously there is nothing until Sunday. We are so exhausted and tired that we just go home.
Ms. Haynes and all other grounded easyJet passengers have the right to be flown to their destinations as soon as possible, with other airlines if necessary.
Most cancellations are to and from easyJet’s main base, London Gatwick. While some were advised a day or two in advance, many flights were suspended with just one hour’s notice.
A difficult Monday night ensued, with flights to and from Belfast City, Ibiza, the Isle of Man, Lanzarote and Montpellier canceled shortly.
Wizz Air has also canceled a handful of flights from Gatwick Airport to Faro, Palermo and Tenerife.
A government spokesman said: “The aviation industry has a responsibility to ensure that it has enough staff to meet demand, and we have been clear that we need to step up recruitment to ensure that disruptions are kept to a minimum.
“In addition, using our post-Brexit freedoms, we have changed the law to give the sector more flexibility in training new employees, which will help it fill vacancies faster. We also worked with the Border Forces to ensure that the training met the demand for passengers. “
Gatwick flights canceled
- Amsterdam
- Athens
- Bastia
- Barcelona
- Bordeaux
- Brindisi
- Cagliari
- Cologne
- Copenhagen
- Ibiza
- Jersey
- Malaga
- Malta
- Milan Malpensa
- Nantes
- Rijeka
- Valencia
- Zurich
Canceled flights from Luton
- Amsterdam (2)
- Lisbon
- Palermo
Canceled flights from Bristol
- Bilbao
- Edinburgh
- Geneva
- Inverness
- Pula
- Separation
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