Many airlines, airport operators and other companies within the travel sector laid-off workers during the pandemic as their businesses ground to a halt. They simply don't have the staff right now that we would need for a full schedule summer," Alexander Irving, European transport analyst at AB Bernstein, told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" last week. "The pace at which passengers have returned to the skies since the springtime has caught airlines a little bit by surprise and airports too. There are several reasons for the travel chaos and they are mostly industry-wide problems, rather than a country- or airline-specific issue. And Ryanair workers in Spain said over the weekend they would be striking for 12 days in July, pushing for better work conditions. British Airways is preparing for a staff strike in the coming weeks as workers demand that a 10% pay cut installed during the pandemic gets reversed. In France in June, a quarter of flights were canceled at the main airport in Paris due to a workers' strike.Īnd more strike-induced disturbance could be on the way. "There will be disruption continuing into the summer whether ATC driven or ground handling or security staff or indeed self-inflicted labour issues from the airlines," he added. as they looked to go away for the July 4 weekend, with more than 12,000 flights delayed and hundreds canceled, though disruptions eased significantly on Monday.Īnd it's unlikely that travel chaos will unwind in the coming months, according to Stephen Furlong, senior industry analyst at wealth manager Davy. Many have also faced travel issues in the U.S. The carrier said it is "absolutely focused on our daily operation" and that it has "taken pre-emptive action to build further resilience for the summer due to the current operating environment." Its chief operating officer, Peter Bellew, resigned Monday after the disruptions. Meanwhile, low-cost airline easyJet has cut thousands of flights over the summer in an attempt to minimize the risk of disorder.
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