The cancellations were attributed to a combination of adverse weather conditions in Europe and air traffic control staff shortages
London, Thanasis Gavos
Thousands of air passengers to and from London airports are suffering this three days of inconvenience due to many flight cancellations. The cancellations were attributed to a combination of adverse weather conditions in Europe and air traffic control staff shortages.
20 flights to and from London Gatwick Airport have been canceled on Monday morning, affecting 3,500 passengers.
It is mainly about its flights easyJet, which was apologized by clarifying that the problem has to do with the reduced flow of aircraft due to the deficiency in traffic control.
On Sunday, when bad weather conditions prevailed, 49 departures and 51 flight arrivals were canceled in Gatwickaffecting more than 16,000 passengers. The number of delayed flights was also significant.
The three days were great and the inconvenience for British Airways (BA) passengers, mainly to and from the airport Heathrow. Between Friday and Sunday the company canceled 240 flights, affecting around 40,000 passengers.
BA has canceled a further eight departures and arrivals from Heathrow on Monday and another six from Gatwick.
Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary has called on Transport Secretary Louise Hague to sack the chief executive of air traffic control agency Nats.
Source :Skai
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