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Airports, airlines warned over Easter flight disruption
The Civil Aviation Authority warned airports over last-minute cancellations and ‘excessive’ delays as the busy Easter period approaches.
Richard Moriarty, CEO of the Civil Aviation Authority wrote to airport bosses, saying they must do better to keep disruption to an absolute minimum.
“Where capacity is unavoidably restricted, we expect planning to identify problems sufficiently in advance so as to allow pre-emptive cancellations,” he wrote.
“At a minimum, we would like to see passengers given notice so that they do not travel to airports unnecessarily and are able to make alternative arrangements where possible and appropriate.”
“After the stress and constraints of the last two years, millions of UK consumers are looking forward to getting away and I am sure that you share our vision for hassle-free, accessible air travel,” Moriarty added.
Excessive delays ‘have the potential to impact confidence levels across the industry.’
Airlines including easyJet and BA have cancelled hundreds of flights in recent days.
Staff absentees caused by Covid have taken a toll on airport operations.
Ken O’Toole, deputy chief executive at Manchester Airport, said: “The speed and the scale of recovery has caught us and it has meant we are short-staffed at the moment.”
Manchester Airport has experienced some of the worst disruption and longest delays.
The Airport Operators Association said Covid documentation checks were contributing to the long delays at airports.
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