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People should get automatic refunds for cancelled holidays, says Grant Shapps

Transport secretary says he wants scheme similar to delay repay, as he rules out sending in army amid half-term travel chaos

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps downplays booing for Boris Johnson: 'There were also people cheering'

TRANSPORT Secretary Grant Shapps has downplayed the booing received by Boris Johnson during Jubilee celebrations, arguing there were "also…

The National (Scotland)

Government rebuffs 'bring in the army calls' over UK airport chaos

Thousands of passengers have had a miserable experience trying to leave the country on flights from major airports

Wales Online

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Tory hits back at boos for Boris Johnson - 'Politicians don't expect to always be popular'

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned against 'over interpreting' the frosty reception Boris Johnson received from some members of the public at Jubilee events

Daily Mirror

Brexit to blame for airports chaos, says Sadiq Khan

Higher pay is solution to staff shortages at airports, says transport secretary Grant Shapps

The Independent UK

'Holidaymakers have been let down by a lack of planning caused by Covid staff cuts'

It was Grant Shapps's responsibility as Transport Secretary to make it a condition that the £8billion of that which went to airlines had a jobs guarantee attached

Daily Mirror

Minister was warned staff crisis would lead to ‘inevitable’ travel chaos, says aviation union

Call predicted airlines would fail to cope with huge demand as hostilities between government and industry deepen over appeal for special visas for EU workers

The Guardian - UK

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Passengers told 'carry only hand luggage' to help avoid airport queue chaos

A union boss has asked passengers to pack light to help reduce the ongoing queues and disruption

Daily Record

Calls for automatic airline refunds grow as daily flight cancellations continue

In April, the Transport Select Committee backed a system of automatic refunds for airlines that cancel flights

The Independent UK

Send in the army to help sort airport chaos, Ryanair boss urges

Troops may prove useful for ’next three, four months’ as staffing shortages persist

The Independent UK

Shapps ‘risks travel chaos by ruling out emergency visa for aviation workers’

Industry bosses criticise transport secretary as unions accuse him of being disingenuous

The Guardian - UK

Passengers told 'carry only hand luggage' in bid to avoid airport chaos

A union head says it will help to 'limit the disruption', as will checking in online

Wales Online

Devastated families weep over cancelled holidays as cabin crew resign in week of airport chaos

According to Good Morning Britain travel expert Simon Calder, we will not see the end of these delays anytime soon.

Daily Record

Ryanair boss suggests bringing in army to end airport travel chaos

Michael O’Leary hits back at Grant Shapps’s claim that firms have oversold flights and holidays

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"Just fly with one bag" to avoid delays, says union boss ahead of weekend getaway from Manchester Airport

"It's not a magic bullet but it does reduce the chance of there being problems."

Daily Record

Scots warned of travel chaos during Queen's Jubilee bank holiday weekend

There have been queues and queues building at airports while motoring firms predict that around 19 million drivers could take to the roads throughout the long weekend.

Wales Online

Families in tears and dream holidays cancelled as cabin crew hand in notices in week of airport chaos

According to travel expert Simon Calder we won't see the end of these delays anytime soon

The Guardian - UK

Bank holiday road delays threaten to compound UK’s travel woes

Jubilee getaway congestion expected as Grant Shapps holds ‘productive’ meeting with airline companies

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Daily Mirror

Travel chaos hits UK airports again with 'disgusting' queues stretching 2,000 feet

Nearly 11,000 flights are scheduled to depart from UK airports over the next four days as Brits try to get away for the bumper bank holiday, with photos showing massive queues of passengers

Liverpool Echo

Reasons behind Manchester Airport's delays, cancellations and huge queues

The airport has faced many problems over the month

Evening Standard

Traffic jams warning as 19 MILLION drivers set to pack roads over jubilee bank holiday weekend

City of London Police warned of road closures in the capital from Thursday evening until Friday afternoon due to the royals attending a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral

Manchester Evening News

Mammoth queues and three-hour waits for baggage... so as 330,000 passengers prepare to fly through Manchester Airport this weekend, why's it still such a shambles?

"Despite government warnings, operators seriously oversold flights and holidays relative to their capacity to deliver."

Evening Standard

Do not repeat of travel chaos in summer, Grant Shapps warns airlines

More than 150 UK flights were cancelled on Wednesday– the eve of the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend

The Guardian - UK

UK agrees to launch full inquiry into drowning of 27 people in Channel

Lawyers for bereaved relatives say ‘serious failings’ in rescue operation may have contributed to deaths

The Guardian - UK

BA and easyJet cancel more than 150 flights as travel chaos continues

Passengers face more delays going into extended platinum jubilee bank holiday

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