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Aito slams UK govt for ‘playing blame game’ over airport delays

Government
Will Payne
6 June 2022

Travel association Aito has slammed the UK government for "playing the blame game" over recent travel delays at some UK airports.

In response to the accusations, Chris Rowles, Aito chairman, said the government was "playing the blame game"

Last week, transport secretary Grant Shapps accused airlines and operators of "seriously overselling flights and holidays" at a time when the industry doesn’t have the staffing capacity to deliver some of these trips.

On Monday (6 June), Shapps further urged the industry to issue automatic refunds for cancelled flights.