British Airways and easyJet have landed about 100 flights between them – mainly to and from their largest hubs, London Heathrow and London Gatwick respectively. Airlines cite staff shortages caused by illness as the cause of their problems. BA has fixed at least 70 domestic, European and Mediterranean flights to and from Heathrow so far this Easter Saturday. The airline says most passengers were notified of one or two weeks of flight cancellations.
British Airways to / from Heathrow
Household
Edinburgh Glasgow Newcastle
European
Nice (2) Stockholm (2) Paris CDG (2) Copenhagen (2) Amsterdam (2) Milan Malpensa (2) Berlin Düsseldorf Hamburg Frankfurt Algiers Athena Toulouse Brussels Mλαlaga Pharaoh Palma Rome Grenoble Dublin Geneva Tirana Madrid Larnaca Lyon
There are also some “one way” cancellations, e.g. from Prague and Vienna to Heathrow, London. EasyJet, meanwhile, has canceled several flights to and from its largest base, Gatwick, including Berlin, Glasgow, Ibiza, Milan Linate and Nice. Other cancellations include Bristol for Geneva and Luton for Amsterdam. All passengers whose flights have been canceled are entitled to new flights and, if the cause is a staff illness, cash compensation – if the cancellation was announced less than two weeks in advance.
