There has, for several months, been low to moderate disruption at several UK airports, notably Manchester airport, following the easing of the UK’s Covid travel restrictions in March, with the issue broadly attributed to the sector’s inability to staff up sufficiently following the Covid crisis.
Grant Shapps wades into airport chaos blame game
Government
James Chapple
1 June 2022
Grant Shapps waded into the airport chaos blame game on Wednesday (1 June) accusing 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.
Shapps also chaired an ineffectual travel taskforce during Covid (Credit: @GrantShapps / Twitter)
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