As the UK air travel disruption continues, airlines such as Easyjet and Wizz Air have canceled dozens of flights.
Easyjet announced the cancellation of 80 flights on Sunday and apologized to passengers for the inconvenience.
The airline industry cut too many jobs during the coronavirus outbreak, according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, and it must not oversell flights.
He stated that he wants airlines to pay passengers automatically.
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Passengers have been inconvenienced by a slew of UK airline cancellations, which have disrupted many families' half-term vacations.
Noah, ten, and his younger sister Beau will be absent from school on Monday morning due to a cancelled Easyjet aircraft that trapped their family in Dalyan, Turkey.
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Scott and Emma have spent £3,000 on tickets home, which they expect to be reimbursed.
Due to the "ongoing tough operating environment," Easyjet said it had to cancel roughly 80 flights on Sunday.
"We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our customers," the airline stated, adding that it was doing everything it could to get travelers to their destinations.
Disturbance on Sunday
On Sunday, 52 departures and 30 arrivals were canceled at Gatwick Airport, according to the airport.
Easyjet flights were the most affected, however British Airways, Wizz Air, and Vueling were all impacted.
Among the flights canceled were those from Barcelona, Nice, Madrid, Belfast, Geneva, Corfu, Faro, Portugal, and Glasgow.
The airport was "functioning normally," according to a Gatwick representative, but it will be busy with 830 flights.
Flights at London Luton Airport have been canceled due to a power outage.
On a normal day, according to travel expert Simon Calder, half a dozen flights to and from the UK are
cancelled, with the cancellations shared across all airlines.
In addition, he added that some 3,000 passengers traveling to Luton on Sunday had been rerouted due to a power outage that disrupted air traffic.
