The "vast majority" of UK holidaymakers have travelled as planned in recent weeks despite reports of more "travel chaos", according to new research from Holiday Extras.
The firm, which offers extras such as airport parking, airport hotels and travel insurance, asked 1,000 UK air travellers between 24 and 26 June what disruptions, if any, they’d seen to their flights this year.
Almost all (93%) got away as planned and a third (30%) saw no disruptions at all. Half (50%) of respondents experienced queues that weren’t serious enough to miss their flight, whilst one in ten (11%) experienced some delays with their luggage.
Of all the travellers surveyed, only 4% cancelled their plans when their flight was cancelled, and only 4% missed their flight because of the queues.
Matthew Pack, group chief executive at Holiday Extras, said: "We have every sympathy for anyone who has missed out on their chance to get away because of the recent travel disruptions. It’s always disappointing to plan for a holiday and then have to change your plans.
"But the predictions of ’travel chaos’ this summer are hugely exaggerated. Even during the worst travel delays, the jubilee and half-term week, 94% of flights took off and landed as expected, and since then the airlines and airports have made extra provision to keep things running smoothly."