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Pressure builds on P&O Ferries and fuel duty cut

Government
Rob Gill
21 March 2022

Monday’s headlines continue to focus on the fallout from P&O Ferries’ move to sack 800 employees and replace them with agency workers, while chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering cutting fuel duty this week.

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Pressure is growing on the government to take action over P&O Ferries’ shock decision to sack its seafaring employees last week.

 

Elsewhere, hundreds of British Airways passengers had to go home without their bags over the weekend as the airline suffered more operational problems.

Meanwhile, Bourne Leisure’s owner is reported to be considering a bid for UK holiday park operator Parkdean Resorts, and Hong Kong is easing some of its strict Covid-19 rules. 

 

Here are the headlines the travel industry woke up to on Monday (21 March).