Chaos at Gatwick Airport: Thousands of summer flights canceled due to staff shortages

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According to the Daily Mail, the chaos at the airports cost the life of a disabled passenger. Unable to wait any longer for the crew to assist him in disembarking, he attempted to leave on his own, causing him to fall down the escalator and be fatally injured.

London, Thanasis Gavos

The Gatwick Airport in Londonwhich has the second largest traffic in the UK in terms of annual passenger numbers, it announced the cancellation of thousands of flights scheduled for July and August.

Specifically, the daily flights in July are reduced to 825 and in August to 850 from 900 numbering in recent years.

The decision was attributed to lack of a sufficient number of staff members of the companies operating at the airport, a problem that has already led to many flight cancellations at various major UK airports. The culmination of the chaos at the airports is so far the week of school holidays and the Platinum Jubilee at the beginning of June.

There are already tens of thousands of passengers have suffered greatly, with travel agencies expressing concern about how summer will turn out.

The British government has blamed airport and airline administrations for failing to hire staff despite warnings of a sharp increase in travel demand following the lifting of pandemic restrictions.

The company managements object that the recruitment process in the sector has become more difficult.

Meanwhile, according to the Daily Mail, the chaos at the airports cost the life of a disabled passenger. Unable to wait any longer for the staff who were to assist him in disembarking at Gatwick Airport on Wednesday, he attempted to leave on his own, falling on the escalator of the terminal and being fatally injured.

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