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2nd July 2022
12:32pm BST

Some Ryanair staff are due to strike this weekend (Photo: Getty)[/caption]
Staff shortages across the aviation industry have created huge hurdles post-Covid, leading to thousands of flights being cancelled. While Ireland has put the army on standby to assist at its airports, a UK government source told The Telegraph there were "no plans" for a request under the military aid to the civil authorities (MACA) scheme.
Rules around airport slots have been temporarily relaxed by the Department for Transport in a bid to reduce last-minute cancellations, meaning airlines will be given a short window, described as an "amnesty", to give back take-off and landing slots they are not confident they will be able to operate for the rest of the summer season.
A spokesperson for the DfT said this will "help passengers find alternative arrangements ahead of time, rather than face the kind of last-minute cancellations seen over the Easter and half-term holidays."
Responding to the news, a BA spokesperson said the slots amnesty would "help us to provide the certainty our customers deserve by making it easier to consolidate some of our quieter daily flights to multi-frequency destinations well in advance, and to protect more of our holiday flights."
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