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HAYSIE · May 2022

HAYSIE · May 2022

'This is the face of a girl who just wants to go home': Furious mother posts picture of her exhausted six-year-old daughter while stuck in Cyprus after Tui cancelled family's flights TWICE - as experts warn travel chaos is set to get even worse

A six-year-old girl was left in tears from 'exhaustion' as she and her family were stranded on their half-term holiday in Cyprus after TUI cancelled their flights twice. Glenda Powell, 40, from Bristol shared an image of 'exhausted' Freya (pictured) crying because she is unable to return to the UK. British Airways and easyJet have both been removing thousands of flights from schedules in recent months at Gatwick and Heathrow airports amid staff shortages. The airlines say most travellers have been given at least a few weeks' notice, although the situation this week has been compounded by an IT glitch affecting easyJet. There are also issues recruiting for roles such as security staff, ground handlers and check-in staff which is seeing passengers advised to arrive much earlier than normal for their flights because they are facing long queues. While many businesses in the aviation sector are struggling to rehire staff after many were let go during the pandemic due to a collapse in demand thanks to successive lockdowns, high levels of staff sickness for those who are still employed is also having an impact. And now, a government source has directly blamed the industry itself for the mess seen at UK airports in recent days, describing it as 'completely unacceptable'. But Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, told MailOnline that the issue is not for the government to step in on. 'It's for travel firms themselves to get themselves in order,' he said.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10868933/Girl-six-cries-exhaustion-stuck-Cyprus-Tui-cancelled-familys-flights-twice.html