Airlines
Staff Shortages Prompt UK Flight Cancellations as Demand Rises
British Airways and EasyJet face short-term staffing shortages caused by high levels of Covid and lengthy security procedures for hiring new employees.

A mismatch between capacity hikes in response to the sharp increase in demand for post-Covid air travel and low staffing levels continues to disrupt operations of several UK airlines, though International Air Transport Association (IATA) director-general Willie Walsh dismissed poor planning as a reason for the ongoing flight cancellations and delays faced by mainly British Airways and low-cost counterpart, EasyJet.


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