Gogglebox stars Tom and Julie Malone have told fans of their eventful flight back to Manchester Airport after jetting off to Dublin this weekend for a mini-break.
05.04.2022 - 14:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Another batch of easyJet flights at Manchester Airport have been cancelled today, meaning passengers could face more travel chaos.
The airline said that six flights in total have been cancelled to and from Manchester due to 'ongoing high levels of crew sickness'. Customers who are affected will be contacted directly, airline bosses added.
The rate of staff absences at easyJet is currently around double normal levels. At least 222 flights were cancelled across Saturday and Sunday, with a further 62 axed on Monday.
Today, 60 scheduled flights across the country have been cancelled. An easyJet spokesperson said: "Six flights to and from Manchester today have been pre-emptively cancelled due to ongoing high levels of crew sickness.
"We are sorry for any inconvenience for affected customers and we have contacted them directly in advance and provided them with their options which include a free transfer to an alternative flight, a voucher or a refund."
These further cancellations come amid ongoing travel chaos at Manchester Airport over recent weeks. Passengers have reported scenes of huge security queues, long baggage delays and crowded check-in halls. Yesterday, passengers said they had 'never known it like this' after being met with mayhem in the departures lounge.
There were similar scenes this morning as pictures taken inside the departures area of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 showed huge queues building up for security, as well as at the check-in desks. Passengers were also tweeting about their experience at the airport, with some saying the situation there this morning is an 'absolute shambles'.
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Gogglebox stars Tom and Julie Malone have told fans of their eventful flight back to Manchester Airport after jetting off to Dublin this weekend for a mini-break.
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