Airlines 'to announce new wave of cancellations next week' as holidaymakers face more disruption

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Holidaymakers are facing more travel disruption as airlines prepare to announce a new wave of cancellations next week and new strikes are planned in Spain

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It comes as Britain's busiest airport Heathrow has to tell officials about any further flight cancellations by Friday - just as some schools begin breaking up for the summer holidays, according to The Daily Telegraph.that will allow airlines to cancel flights while still retaining take-off and landing slots next year.

On Saturday, flights were delayed at Heathrow Airport after a technical fault with the airport's fuelling system.A Heathrow spokesman told Sky News:"A technical fault with the airport's fuelling system has now been resolved. Adam Kent had arrived at Terminal 3 from Orlando, Florida, and said the sight"made a horrendous first impression of chaos" for international visitors.

"I find it absurd every time that I fly to Stansted, the train journey into central London is more expensive than the air fare," he told the newspaper.Travellers have already been hit by months of cancellations, delays and missing baggage. It comes as some airport workers are on strike in France demanding the hiring of more staff and higher wages to keep up with soaring global inflation.Ryanair and EasyJet airline workers rally at the gates of the Costa del Sol airport in Malaga. Pic: AP

 

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Spain cancellations, must be Brexit 🙄

Fly from Stansted to another small airport, through security in 5 minutes each end.

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Great to see. The quadruple vaxxed lockdown lovers struggling to go on holidays 😂😂

So, not winning in Ukraine and Europe is a mess. Bad leaders time to replace them all 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤟✌️

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