Travel companies and a consumer group are urging the Prime Minister to take “decisive action on behalf of British holidaymakers” by enabling the aviation regulator to fine airlines.
Thousands of flights to and from UK airports have been cancelled this summer due to issues such as air traffic control restrictions and wildfires on Rhodes and other Greek islands. “This summer has seen the all too familiar sight of holidaymakers’ plans ruined by air travel disruption; this time through UK and European strike action, thousands of summer flight cancellations, and the terrible environmental impact of wildfires.