Holiday warning – flight prices soar by THOUSANDS following cancellations

FAMILIES trying to rebook their cancelled lights are facing soaring costs due to demand.

Some desperate Brits have seen their flights cost thousands more.

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One woman tweeted that after canceling her £570 flight to Santorini, she was quoted a whopping £2,389 to book a similar flight.

The Daily Mail reported even more flight jumps including to Gran Canaria, going from £156 to £368 within a week, as well as Madeira – £72 to £349 – and Rhodes – £89 to £351.

Flights are likely going up in price as availability cannot keep up with demand from thousands of holidaymakers trying to go abroad.

It is just another blow for Brits hoping to go abroad this summer as millions have had their flights cancelled.

British Airways has announced it will cut a further 10,300 short-haul flights until the end of October.

The new cancellations means around 13 per cent of their summer schedule has been scrapped.

The airline has already cancelled 17,600 flights for the summer season through to October – taking 2.8 million seats out of the market.

The cancellations come after the government introduced an ‘amnesty,’ which is in place until Friday, that allows airlines to change flight schedules without having to pay a penalty fine.

EasyJet, TUI and Lufthansa have all been forced to cancel thousands of flights in recent days.

Staff shortages have already been leading to queues at security and check in desks at airports across the UK as the travel industry picks up after Covid pandemic lockdowns.

We’ve revealed the flights which are least likely to be cancelled this summer.

And the Sun Travel Editor Lisa Minot has revealed how to make sure you get £520 in compensation if your holiday flight is cancelled.

The situation in the UK is expected to get worse, with airline crew also voting to strike this summer.

EasyJet workers in Spain went on strike last week and have two more planned for later in the month.

And Ryanair cabin crew have already gone on strike across Spain, with more planned for July.

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