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Holidaymakers urged to brace for Easter travel 'chaos'

Air
Rob Gill
11 April 2022

Monday’s headlines (11 April) concentrate on the likely travel "chaos" faced by holidaymakers over the next few days as they try to get away for the Easter break.

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Airlines are facing a huge compensation bill as more flights are cancelled due to staff shortages caused by high levels of Covid-19 among employees.

People hoping to escape by road are also being advised to travel at night due to disruption on the rail network and at airports. Some holidaymakers, meanwhile, are having to cancel trips after not receiving their new passports on time.

Elsewhere, the RMT union is promising to take action as P&O Ferries tries to restart more of its services.

Here are the headlinesthe travel industry woke up to on Monday (11 April).

Airlines face £100 million bill from Easter travel chaos