The National Insurance increase has also kicked in, with warnings of four Bank of England interest rate rises to come too.
Here are the key headlines affecting travel on Wednesday 6 March.
Travellers face Easter chaos at airports
Travellers face chaos at Britain’s busiest airports for several weeks as massive queues and cancelled flights continue to derail Easter getaways. More than 1,140 flights have been grounded at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham – with easyJet and British Airways both cutting 60 and 98 flights respectively yesterday. (The Daily Mail)
