Sure Way To Lose Votes Is By Ruining People's Holidays

TENS of thousands of holidaymakers have had their well-earned breaks ruined over the past four days by chaotic airports and cancelled flights.

- Tim Newark

EasyJet announced cancellations of 200 flights and BA a further 140, leaving many families in tears.

Manchester, Bristol, Stansted and Gatwick airports all noticeably failed to accommodate the surge in travellers, with enormous queues, people sleeping on the floor and luggage going missing. Many others have been unable to get flights back home and are stranded abroad.

The consequences of pandemic lockdown are still with us as staff shortages are blamed for the delays and cancellations, but holiday companies have had months to prepare and recruit for this upsurge in travel, so why are they performing so badly?

A half-term break including Platinum Jubilee days off has been flagged up for months and you would have thought airline companies would have planned accordingly. Instead, rubbing salt in the wound, airports are blaming travellers turning up hours earlier, but perhaps they were being sensible in anticipating the chaos by giving themselves plenty of time to check-in.