Meanwhile, P&O Ferries’ Dubai owner has backed the firm’s decision to sack 800 workers, while the wreckage of a plane crash in Nepal has been found

Here are the travel headlines making national bulletins on Monday 30 May.

Half-term travel chaos continues

Holidaymakers eager to head off on a half-term break experienced weekend travel chaos with cancellations and delays hitting airports and ferries. Hundreds of travellers at Manchester airport were faced with gruelling waits, with many complaining it took up to four hours to check in and pass security. (The Independent)

Tui flight chaos forces wedding cancellation

A bride-to-be has been left devastated after being forced to cancel her Cyprus wedding after Tui axed flights at the weekend. Seren Rounds and fiance Adam Howells were due to fly from Bristol to Paphos on Saturday with 34 people, but their flight was cancelled ahead of the half-term rush. Tui blamed “a combination of factors” (Daily Mirror)

Tui cancels holidays by text after eight-hour wait

"Hundreds" of Tui passengers received texts telling them their trips had been cancelled after an eight-hour airport wait. Holidaymakers endured multiple delays before being told they would not be leaving Manchester airport. Passengers had endured a four-hour wait to pass check-in and security and another four-hour delay while "waiting for a pilot". (Daily Mirror)

EasyJet cancellations affect thousands

EasyJet has grounded at least 20 more UK flights at short notice following last week’s IT glitch that saw around 30,000 passengers affected. Seven round-trips were affected in the latest setback over the weekend, including Gatwick services to Palma and Milan. (The Independent)

Dublin airport passengers face long delays

Extremely long queues at Dublin airport yesterday forced many passengers to miss flights, including some who waited more than three hours without even making it through the front door. The chaotic scenes have raised concerns before this weekend’s June bank holiday, when high numbers of passengers are expected to travel. (The Times)

Nepal plane crash wreckage found

Rescuers in Nepal have found the crash site of a plane that went missing on Sunday with 22 people onboard. The Nepali Tara Air plane was on a 20-minute flight when it lost contact with air traffic control five minutes before it was due to land. Four Indians, two Germans and 16 Nepalis were onboard. (BBC News)

Dubai owner praises P&O Ferries’ ‘amazing’ boss

DP World boss Ahmed bin Sulayem has praised its P&O Ferries subsidiary chief Peter Hebblethwaite for sacking 800 workers. Sulayem said it was too late to reverse the decision and expressed annoyance at the UK government for turning on the company. Sulayem said Hebblethwaite had done “an amazing job”. (The Daily Mail)