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Tuesday, 21 June 2022

BBC News

• 5,000 people hit by Heathrow flight cancellationsThe latest disruption comes as EasyJet announced it will reduce flights this summer.

Financial Times

• We are stuck with easyJet’s shamblesFor both passengers and investors, sadly there is no better alternative

Times Online

• Airlines blame travel chaos on airports [subscription]A travel blame game erupted yesterday as easyJet axed hundreds more flights this summer and the former boss of British Airways said Heathrow was “not capable” as an airport.

City AM

• Rolls-Royce gives staff £2k to help with cost of living crunchRolls-Royce is set to pay three-quarters of its workers £2,000 help with the cost of living crunch. The post Rolls-Royce gives staff £2k to help with cost of living crunch appeared first on CityAM.

The Mirror

• EasyJet slashing 10,000 summer flights could ruin holidays for 1.5 MILLION passengersBudget airline easyJet is set to slash around 10,000 flight over the summer causing more holiday chaos and ruining trips for 1.5 million people during June, July and August, it is reported

Birmingham Post

• Liverpool John Lennon Airport passenger numbers still below pre-pandemic figures despite 'steady growth'The delays at check-in and security seen at other airports is something Liverpool Airport has not experienced
• How East Midlands Airport’s global cargo operations are supporting billions of pounds of businessIn March this year alone, £1.4 billion worth of goods were exported through the Castle Donington airport

Daily Post (North Wales)

• EasyJet ordered to cut thousands of summer flights by the governmentThe Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority told airlines last week to assess their flight plans to reduce travel chaos

Other News Sources

• EasyJet cancels more flights at Gatwick Airport and issues statement to passengersChief executive Johan Lundgren believes most holidaymakers will be able to rebook an alternative flight within 24 hours and has apologised for the recent cancellations