More than 100 British holidaymakers were refused entry to Austria after being caught out by a change in Covid regulations.
Elsewhere, flights continue to be cancelled around the world as airlines struggle with high number of crew having to self-isolate.
But there are hopes the UK is now over the “worst” of the pandemic, despite record infection rates over the Christmas holidays.
Here are the headlines that travel woke up to on Wednesday (29 December):
UK air travel sees huge slump in 2021 due to Covid
