British holidaymakers face more delays as airlines cancel hundreds of flights on the eve of a bank holiday weekend due to staff shortages.
Passengers are stuck in long queues at UK airports after more than 150 flights were cancelled on Wednesday alone.
EasyJet cancelled at least 31 flights at Gatwick, and British Airways axed 124 short-haul flights at Heathrow. Tui Airways is continuing to cancel six daily flights at Manchester Airport, which represents a quarter of its schedule.
According to aviation data firm Cirium, 377 flights from UK airports were cancelled in the seven days up to and including Tuesday.
Airline passengers have been hit by disruption for several months, with the situation worsening this week due to the rise in demand sparked by the half-term school holiday and the four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend….