Thousands of passengers faced disruption at UK airports yesterday after British Airways and easyJet cancelled hundreds of international and domestic flights.
In yet more trouble for an industry beset by problems during the past few months, British Airways cancelled 118 short- and medium-haul flights from its main base at London Heathrow. These included short-haul trips to different parts of the UK but also longer flights to destinations including Corfu, Ibiza, Istanbul and Malaga.
EasyJet has also been cancelling flights, with the company saying that air-traffic control restrictions led to it removing 11 round-trips at short notice on Tuesday evening from its largest base at London Gatwick.
British Airways said that all the cancellations were planned, with customers often told a month or so in advance,