Travellers have been warned to expect worsening disruption at UK airports over the Jubilee weekend as airlines struggle to cope with huge half-term holiday demand.
Some people were pictured lying on the floor at Stansted following the disruption. EasyJet announced it was cancelling at least 200 flights over the half-term holidays as it axed a further 42 flights to and from Gatwick on Tuesday.
BA, which has also axed flights, says the cancellations were made weeks ago and customers were given plenty of notice.
Tui told passengers on social media it is “doing everything to minimise disruption to our flying schedule”, adding that “the majority of our flights are operating with minimal disruption”. The operator said it will be cancelling at least six flights per day until June.
Meanwhile, Eurostar travellers have been forced to wait outside St Pancras station amid delays on the international line.
Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, has warned travellers face even more disruption in the coming days.
“Sadly, I think it will get worse because were reaching its peak in a few days,” Mr Charles told MailOnline.
“Monday 6 June is scheduled to be the busiest day since 2019, with 2,864 departures from the UK, and the same number of inbound flights - it will be the busiest day since before the pandemic.”
