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5th April 2022
11:30am BST

easyJet said it has decided to cancel more flights in advance "in order to give customers notice".
The airline said: "We are contacting customers directly and providing them with their options. We expect to make similar levels of pre-emptive cancellations over the coming days, due to the ongoing high level of sickness."
Police and the fire and rescue service may be drafted in to help tackle the chaos at Manchester Airport, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said on Tuesday. He is expecting to meet with airport management to discuss the chaos, MEN reports. Even after the Easter demand eases, the situation doesn't look likely to get much better, with John Strickland, director of transport consultancy JLS Consulting, telling the BBC: "I think certainly the next month or two are going to be very difficult."Heathrow Airport and Manchester Airport management said the covid checks required by destination countries were adding to waiting times, as well as high passenger volumes. But there were also reports of staff shortages and problems with the e-gate passport checkpoints at Heathrow, as travellers took to social media to air their frustrations.
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