British travellers embarking on overseas trips on Monday faced chaos as flights were cancelled and cross-Channel rail services were hit by major delays. Airlines are suffering from staff shortages related to coronavirus sickness, leading to flights being grounded. Eurotunnel warned its vehicle-carrying Le Shuttle rail services from Folkestone, Kent to Calais, France were delayed by three hours due to “a train stopped temporarily in the tunnel”. The travel disruption is affecting many families heading abroad for the Easter school holiday, which is the first since the UK’s coronavirus restrictions for international travellers were dropped. EasyJet cancelled 62 flights scheduled for Monday, after axing at least 222 flights across Saturday and Sunday. Some holidaymakers reported being stuck abroad with no explanation or alternative route home offered by the airline. A spokesman for the airline said: “As a result of the current high rates of Covid infections across Europe, like all businesses …