Last week, over 1,100 flights to and from the UK were cancelled.
On Wednesday British Airways (BA) axed 74 flights and easyJet cancelled 52, impacting an estimated 52,000 passengers.
Today BA announced 68 cancellations to locations including Athens and Prague, while easyJet was forced to axe 42.
In a statement on Friday morning, a spokesperson for BA said: “Aviation has been one of the industries worst hit by the pandemic and airlines and airports are experiencing the same issues rebuilding their operations while managing the continuing impact of Covid. We are also building a completely new subsidiary at Gatwick while increasing the size of our schedule at Heathrow.
“So while the vast majority of our flights continue to operate as planned, as a precaution we’ve slightly reduced our schedule between now and the end of May as we ramp back up.
“We’ve apologised to customers who are affected by this and to limit the inconvenience have re-booked them onto earlier or later flights on the same day they were originally due to travel where possible. We’re also offering them the opportunity to book onto an alternative flight or request a full refund.”
BA is operating the majority of its flight schedule as planned, but has reduced some journeys between now and the end of May as a “precaution”.
Regarding cancellations earlier in the week, a BA spokesperson said: “We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience our customers have experienced and thank them for their patience and understanding during this incredibly frustrating period.
“We’re doing everything we can to get them to their destinations as soon as possible.”
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