More cuts and delays for flights: there is a lack of staff

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Yet a difficult weekend for air traffic, because of cancellation of hundreds of flights between Europe and the United States due to lack of staff. At the turn of the start of the summer holidays, thousands of passengers have therefore seen their departure fade or have had inconvenience and delays at check-in

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epa09656220 Canceled United Airlines flights to Chicago O'Hare and Cleveland on the flight information display system at the San Francisco International Airport on Christmas Eve in San Francisco, California, USA, 24 December 2021. Thousand of flights were canceled globally and United and and Delta Airlines canceled over 200 flights domestically on Friday, 24 December, alone citing the personnel shortages due to the surge of Omicron variant of COVID-19 infections. EPA / JOHN G. MABANGLO

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The situation has been going on for several weeks, with numerous carriers announcing a cut in flights due to the absence of an adequate number of workers to guarantee all scheduled departures. After two years of the Covid pandemic, the lifting of most of the restrictions has led to a massive resumption of travel. Companies and stopovers, however, still do struggling to keep up with the new rhythms

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In the last few hours hundreds of flights were canceled in the United States due to staff shortages. About 600 flights, both domestic and international, were canceled and more than 2,500 were delayed causing great inconvenience on the weekend of the 4th of July holiday

epa09224278 A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 lands in the Vilnius International Airport, in Vilnius, Lithuania, 23 May 2021. As Ryanair spokeswoman said, 'the aircraft carrying scores of passengers from Athens to Vilnius was diverted to the Belarusian capital under the escort of a Mig-29 fighter jet after its crew was notified by authorities in Minsk of a 'potential security threat on board'. A Ryanair flight from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lithuania, with Belarus' opposition journalist Roman Protasevich onboard, has been diverted and forced to land in Minsk on 23 May 2021, after alleged bomb threat. Protasevich was detained by Belarusian Police after landing, as Belarusian Human Rights Center 'Viasna' reports and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda demanded immediate release of Protasevich. EPA / STRINGER

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Eyes also on low cost. Cabin crews of Ryanair based in Spain they planned a new 12-day strike in the course of July to ask for better working conditions. The unions Uso and Sictpla proclaim the state of agitation

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The announcement came on the last day of the crew strike, which began on Thursday. The new agitation calls for the cabin crew to strike the July 12-15, July 18-21 and July 25-28 in the 10 Spanish airports where Ryanair operates

epa09678303 Passengers arriving from an international flight at the international arrivals area of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, France, 11 January 2022. All passengers arriving from a 'Red Flight' who cannot present a complete vaccination schedule will get their nasopharyngeal swab collected to be tested for COVID-19. EPA / CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

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Strike of airport staff even in the most important port of France, that of Roissy – Charles de Gaulle of Paris, started two days ago. It also weighs the luggage lock. At least 50% of passenger baggage was stuck at the airport, French news channel Bfmtv reports

epa09571833 Lufthansa's A350-900 plane arrives from Munich to the Miami International Airport s concourse J, in Miami, Florida, USA, 08 November 2021. With the US border closed to non-essential travel from a list of countries that included Canada, Mexico, and most European countries for more than 600 days due to the pandemic, travelers are now permitted entry with an approved Covid-19 vaccine shot and a negative test with in the past 72 hours. EPA / CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

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Taking stock, this year going on vacation on an international flight will cost 124.1% more compared to last year

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And with a domestic flight the extra cost will be 33.3%Meanwhile, explains the National Consumers Union

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“What emerges from these data is that for the next holidays the less we go away, the better. Between flights and fuel, the prices are exorbitant “says Massimiliano Dona, president of the UNC

Source-tg24.sky.it

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