British Airways and easyJet to use larger planes and cancel or reschedule flights to lessen impact of planned European strikes
Airline passengers may face travel disruption over the next two days due to expected strikes across European Air Traffic Control services.
EasyJet said it expects the strikes in Italy and Portugal - the timings of which are expected to differ from country to country - will have "a significant impact on our flights during these periods".
Both British Airwaysand easyJet said they have re-timed a number of flights, with BA also using larger planes to help customers affected by cancellations. BA has cancelled a number of flights to and from Italy, a spokeswoman said.
The airlines advise customers check their websites for the status of their flights, with easyJet adding that delays are possible due to knock-on impact of the strike.
EasyJet said the Italian Air Traffic Control personnel are on strike from 1pm local time until 5pm local time, while the Portuguese controllers are on strike between 7am to 9am local time and 2pm to 4pm local time.
The airline added: "Like all airlines flying to/ from/and over these countries, we expect it will have a significant impact on our flights during these periods."
BA said: "We are doing all we can to minimise disruption to customers affected by air traffic control strikes across Europe. "We have re-timed a number of flights and are using larger aircraft where possible to help more customers, from cancelled flights, fly to where they need to be.
"We are advising customers on short-haul services to keep checking the very latest information on our website as the nature of the industrial action may change throughout the day."
EasyJet said the industrial action is likely to continue into Thursday with the French Air Traffic control staff taking part.
Air traffic controllers in the UK will be working as normal tomorrow and on Thursday, despite industrial action being planned across Europe, NATS (National Air Traffic Services) said.
The Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC) - an umbrella group that represents 14,000 members across 28 countries - is calling the strike for Wednesday, before members of the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) walk out on Thursday. Reported by guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago.
Airline passengers may face travel disruption over the next two days due to expected strikes across European Air Traffic Control services.
EasyJet said it expects the strikes in Italy and Portugal - the timings of which are expected to differ from country to country - will have "a significant impact on our flights during these periods".
Both British Airwaysand easyJet said they have re-timed a number of flights, with BA also using larger planes to help customers affected by cancellations. BA has cancelled a number of flights to and from Italy, a spokeswoman said.
The airlines advise customers check their websites for the status of their flights, with easyJet adding that delays are possible due to knock-on impact of the strike.
EasyJet said the Italian Air Traffic Control personnel are on strike from 1pm local time until 5pm local time, while the Portuguese controllers are on strike between 7am to 9am local time and 2pm to 4pm local time.
The airline added: "Like all airlines flying to/ from/and over these countries, we expect it will have a significant impact on our flights during these periods."
BA said: "We are doing all we can to minimise disruption to customers affected by air traffic control strikes across Europe. "We have re-timed a number of flights and are using larger aircraft where possible to help more customers, from cancelled flights, fly to where they need to be.
"We are advising customers on short-haul services to keep checking the very latest information on our website as the nature of the industrial action may change throughout the day."
EasyJet said the industrial action is likely to continue into Thursday with the French Air Traffic control staff taking part.
Air traffic controllers in the UK will be working as normal tomorrow and on Thursday, despite industrial action being planned across Europe, NATS (National Air Traffic Services) said.
The Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC) - an umbrella group that represents 14,000 members across 28 countries - is calling the strike for Wednesday, before members of the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) walk out on Thursday. Reported by guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago.