A 22-point plan aimed at preventing summer disruption has been published by the government, with ministers calling on the travel sector to “do everything within its power” to ensure issues during the Easter and half-term holidays are not repeated.
Shapps also chaired an ineffectual travel taskforce during Covid (Credit: @GrantShapps / Twitter)
The plan sets out ways the government claims to be supporting the aviation industry, including helping to recruit and train staff, ensuring the delivery of a “realistic” summer schedule, minimising disruption and assisting passengers facing unavoidable delays and cancellations.
Its release comes as schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland finish for summer and follows the announcement of a one-off “amnesty” on airport slot rules aimed at helping carriers avoid last-minute cancellations.
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