There are also warnings flight prices will have to rise due to the high price of fuel, while Birmingham airport is criticised for giving its boss a 49% pay rise despite it recording the highest average flight delay last year.

Meanwhile, the UK could see record temperatures in the next few days as a heatwave is set to take hold across the country, and businesses fear that inflation will not peak until spring 2023.

Here are the headlines the travel industry woke up to on Monday (11 July).

PM hopefuls should ‘share blame’ for airport chaos

Two of the candidates to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister - former chancellor Rishi Sunak and transport secretary Grant Shapps - should share some of the blame for this summer’s disruption to air travel, according to airline services firm Menzies Aviation. (The Times)

Eleven Conservatives now bidding to become next MP

Foreign secretary Liz Truss has become the 11^th candidate to enter the race to take over as the country’s next PM. The rules and timetable for the contest to replace Boris Johnson are due to be set out by the Conservative party’s 1922 Committee of MPs on Monday (11 July). (Sky News)

Flights will be more expensive, warns Iata boss

The price of airline tickets will “without doubt” go up due to the rise in the cost of fuel. The warning came from Willie Walsh, director general of airlines association Iata and former boss of British Airways’ owner IAG, who said the increase in fuel would have to be passed on to consumers. (BBC News)

Airport gave boss pay rise as delays soared

Birmingham airport gave its chief executive a pay rise of nearly £200,000 despite suffering the highest average delay to flights in the UK last year. The airport’s chief executive Nick Barton received a 49% increase in salary to £595,000 despite of an average delay of more than 12 minutes in 2021. (The Telegraph)

Health warning at Britain set to feel record heat

The record for the hottest ever day in the UK could be broken in the next few days, leading to a health warning for people to stay in the shade and cover windows. The Met Office says there is a 30% chance of temperatures reaching a record-breaking 40C next weekend. (Various)

Businesses expect inflation to peak in the spring

A survey of UK businesses by the Institute of Directors has found that corporate bosses do not expect rising inflation to peak until spring 2023. This is later than the current forecast from the Bank of England, which expects inflation to reach its highest point of just over 10% in late 2022. (Financial Times)