. 200 miles south at gatwick, security i south at gatwick, security officers have seen the airport gohere is enou:h matter of months. now there is enough passengers _ matter of months. now there is enough passengers travelling i enough passengers travelling and there is no restrictions in places and it's a challenging time for us and for everyone. there has been a big recruit pushchair as well. bupesh was made redundant at the height of the pandemic but is now back. it took awhile to my airport pass,it it took awhile to my airport pass, it started in march but the process is quite seamless. while gatwick managers say they don't have everyone they need in place yet... we're doing a respectable job. in place yet. .. we're doing a respectable job.— respectable “ob. they insist thin . s respectable “ob. they insist things _ respectable job. they insist things are getting - respectable job. they insist things are getting better. i | things are getting better. i can't promise you are not going to be a line. we got to be realistic. what i can encourage you to think about is that line will di

yes, let's go for the hotpots, gatwick _ across europe.go for the hotpots, gatwick airport _ across europe. yes, let's go for the hotpots, gatwick airport once - across europe. yes, let's go for the i hotpots, gatwick airport once again seen lots of cancellations today on what should be the first weekend, the first one for three years, of course, and we have seen how wafer flights cancelled by easyjet. mostly, they gave people a few days notice also from gatwick. heathrow continues to be the place where there are most cancellations, because british airways have been quietly cancelling and the next wave that we were cancelled sometime in the next week. but that will be for july and august. effectively, what the is they are trying to shrink their schedules so a certain stresses and strains, long queues, weights, delays building up, and is the place of the biggest problems, to the extent that, do not arrive and cabin baggage only, how is anyone with a flight booked over the next few months supposed to prepare? how much warning they getting? a

gatwick capped flight numbers to ensure the system could cope.most customers have been rebooked for the same day. we've done everything within our control in order to be able to ensure there's resilience built within the system. now there may be other things happen like air traffic control delays or airport infrastructure. and what we need to do there is make sure whenever there are any interruptions to the normal service, that we've got as much information that we can pass to customers. aviation businesses say they're working together to make things go as smoothly as possible, but no—one can guarantee the summer will be entirely turbulence free. katie austin, bbc news. we are tracking the travel experience is a view, hundreds of holiday—makers, so if you've got a holiday—makers, so if you've got a holiday planned and you want to be one of our travel watches, go to the website and we will tell your story. train drivers made rail companies will strike on the 30th ofjuly over pay and conditions, the union aslef has just announced. yesterday members

while managers at gatwick say they don�*t quite have everyone they need in place yet.hings are getting better. i can't promise you that you are not going to be in a queue, 0k? and i think we have got to be realistic with that. what i would encourage you to think about is that that queue will dissipate very quickly. at least 90% of our customers at this present moment in time have no more than a ten—minute wait or less. but security is just one cog in the airport machine. out on the airfield you can see some of the other teams needed for things to run smoothly. all the planes over here are being prepared to take off again, and that means re—fuelling them, getting the catering on board, loading the baggage, and then finally of course getting the passengers on. the ground handling companies used by a lot of airlines to handle baggage and service aircraft have also struggled to recruit. gatwick says shortages of those workers and airline crews have caused many recent last—minute cancellations. to try and prevent more it has limited flight numbers injuly and august. easyjet

i have been looking at gatwick and manchester. the summer holidays are coming.00 new recruits still being trained before they can start. first of all, we will check to make sure it works. we were allowed in to film as they learned the ropes. 500 others have already started so far this year after lengthy background checks and weeks of training. i asked the airport's new boss if the issues we've seen recently would be fixed by the holidays. the experience you have in manchester in the summer of 2022 isn't going to be as good as it was in 2019. but our priority is to make sure everyone gets on their flight. i would love to be stood here telling you what a great experience they are going to have. the majority of people will have a reasonable experience at manchester airport in the summer of '22. please come three hours before and no more, no less, and we will get you on your way. 200 miles south at gatwick, security officers have seen the airport go from empty to busy in a matter of months. now there are a lot of passengers travelling and there are no restrictions,

the 39.1 degrees recorded at charlwood near gatwick airport was a warning of what was to come. within an hour, another record had been set at another airport — 40.2 celsius at heathrow. by mid—afternoon, we got a new provisional heat record for the uk when coningsby in lincolnshire reached 40.3 celsius. and here was a new provisional record for scotland, too, incinerating the previous record. we've been beating records by 1.5, two degrees, and really quite an extensive region of over 35 degrees, and this is really unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area in england, so quite surprising. just look how today's temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976, it peaked just shy of 36 degrees. it was 27 years before that record was broken. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius. just three years later, and we've got today's new record. who would have thought over a0 degrees in the uk? and it isn'tjust getting hotter. years ago, temperatures would only reach peaks like this in the far south. but look how these high temperatures are moving north and west across the

the 39,1 recorded near gatwick airport was a warning.ithin an hour another record, 40.2 at heathrow. by mid—afternoon, we got a new record when coningsby in lincolnshire reached 40.3 celsius. there was a new provisional record for scotland, too, we've been beating records by 1.5 and 2 degrees, and this is unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area, so quite surprising. look at today's temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976, it peaked just shy of 36 degrees. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius. just three years later, and we've got today's new record. who would have thought over a0 degrees in the uk? years ago, temperatures would only reach peaks like this in the far south. but look how the temperatures are moving north and west. the heat is getting more intense and it is spreading, and, say climate scientists, we need to prepare for more in the coming years. the first thing organisations can do is make sure their heat wave plans| are suitable and fit for purpose and they're going to work. - as individuals, we

the 39.1 degrees recorded at charlwood near gatwick airport was a warning of what was to come.hin an hour, another record had been set at another airport — 40.2 degrees celsius at heathrow. by mid—afternoon, we got a new provisional heat record for the uk when coningsby in lincolnshire reached 40.3 celsius. and here was a new provisional record for scotland, too, incinerating the previous record. we've been beating records by 1.5, two degrees, and really quite an extensive region of over 35 degrees, and this is really unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area in england, at another airport — 40.2 celsius at heathrow. so quite surprising. just look how today's temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976, it peaked just shy of 36 degrees. it was 27 years before that record was broken. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius. just three years later, and we've got today's new record. who would have thought over 40 degrees in the uk? and it isn'tjust get being hotter. getting hotter. years ago, temperatures would only reach peaks like this in the far south. but

more than 10,000 passengers were held hostage by a technical glitch at dodgy and gatwick airports, waitingt the last moment, more than 60 flights were canceled due to the luggage check-in system malfunctioning, hundreds of bags were not delivered to flights. but more than that, people a few hours just locked in airports without water and hot food. many were waiting on the stairs and just on the floor, well, it's useless to expect compensation from the airline already. that the departure was canceled for reasons beyond their control. live broadcasts text broadcasts even the excitement of the tote, but all this is not real in india , several residents of a small village were arrested, who organized a non-existent crit championship, the roles of the players were played by actors who, as the stakes increased, gave the go-ahead for victory or defeat for 2 weeks of the existence of this unpretentious scheme, they managed to deceive only spectators from russia by almost 250,000 rubles. a miner who disappeared during a collapse at a mine in kuzbass was found alive by a search. they fought for almo

more than 10,000 passengers were held hostage by a technical glitch at the dodgy airport and gatwickuse. more than 60 flights were canceled at the last minute, and due to the fact that the baggage check-in system failed, hundreds of bags were not delivered to flights. moreover, people were simply locked up in airports for several hours without water and hot meals. many were waiting on the stairs and just on the floor, but the airline has already said that it is useless to expect compensation. that the cancellation of the flight occurred due to beyond their control reasons. live broadcasts of text broadcasts, even excitement of the tote, but all this is not real in india, several residents of a small village were arrested, who organized a non-existent crit championship, the role of players was played by actors who, as the stakes increased, were given the go-ahead to win or lose for 2 weeks the existence of this unpretentious scheme. only viewers from russia they managed to deceive by almost 250,000 rubles. in russia, the first case of monkeypox was brought out a young man who returned

temperature records were tumbling before midday, the 39.1. tumbling before midday, the 39.1 recorded near gatwickin an hour another record, 40.2 at heathrow. by afternoon a new record when coningsby in lincolnshire reached 40.3 celsius. there was a new provisional record for scotland too, insit rating the previous record. we insit rating the previous record. - have been beating records by 1.5 and 2 degrees. and this is unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area and quite surprising. look at today's temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976 it peaked just shy of 36 degrees. it was 27 years before that record was broken. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius. just three years later and we have got today's new record. who would have thought over 40 degrees in the uk? and it isn'tjust get being hotter, years ago temperatures would only reach peaks like this in the far south. but look how the temperatures are moving north and west. the heat is getting more intense and it is spreading. and say scientists, we need to prepare for more record temperatures in the coming years. the f

airport infrastructure is a pinch point at the moment, and that's why airports like heathrow and gatwickre asking airlines to cap the number of flights they're flying each day. so on top of the government's slot rule being changed in this window until friday for airlines to hand back their slots, plus the airport's asking for caps, then you're seeing a lot of flights cancelled over the next few days. it's going to be a very stressful period for all of us who've got flights booked. the last thing you want is that email coming through from the airline cancelling the flight. of course it's worth bearing mind, over 90% of flights will still be operating as normal. but for those of us on the other 5—10% that are cancelled over the next eight weeks, it's going to be a pretty grim time. the former conservative deputy chief whip, chris pincher, who stepped down when sexual misconduct claims were made against him, has said he's now seeking professional medical support. he was suspended from the tory party following allegations he groped two men at a private members' club in london on wednesday. m

in handling the past months very well at all and you can put the blame —— you can put the blame on gatwicks when you are an airline. is the pressure now on the ceo, johan lundgren, to assist the next few months?— lundgren, to assist the next few months? there is not 'ust ressure few months? there is not 'ust pressure on johan * few months? there is notjust pressure on johan lundgren i few months? there is notjust i pressure on johan lundgren but pressure onjohan lundgren but other ceos as well. peter bellew was one of the most experienced people in the airline industry which was why they ought him in the first place and the issue with ryanair went to the courts, it became a bit of legal argy—bargy but someone had to carry the can and in this instance it was peter bellew, who was not in popular with airline unions, particularly with easyjet and the pilots union who have complained about a lack of leadership but this is an admission from easyjet that they have their own issues internally to deal with, not just all about the airports and government restrictions this summer but the pressure is

arriving at london gatwick after morning light from ibiza this plane will be back in the air in lesstime is money. the planes are on the ground they are earning any so turnaround needs to be kept very tight. 0ver needs to be kept very tight. over the past 20 years budget air carriers have become extremely efficient and extremely efficient and extremely adept at cutting cost to the bone allowing them to offer very cheap tickets sometimes didn't get an international flight for less than the cost of lunch or a coffee when you arrive. but there is a problem, life is getting more expensive, fuel is getting more expensive, fuel is getting more expensive, so does that mean tickets are going to get more expensive as well? pressures are certainly mounting, fuel normally accounts for 20% of an airline cost, the price doubled over the past year. some airlines have been able to limit the impact by buying fuel at a fixed price in advance a process known as hedging. irate process known as hedging. we are one of _ process known as hedging. - are one of the best hedged airlines and industry we have

but what we've seen in certain airports, you just mentioned amsterdam, schiphol as well as london's gatwick and heathrow. so what's happened there is that the airports are scrapping flights as you know, and they're also limiting passenger numbers during the peak of the travel season. also another statistic for you nearly 2000 flights from major continental european airports were cancelled, and that was during one week in june. so do you support these moves of, of limiting passenger numbers, and will they help mitigate some of the chaos that's going on? they'll definitely help mitigate some of the problems that people have been incurring. i think they will give greater certainty to customers as to the, the nature of the disruption that they may face. in fact, i expect most people will be able to get away on their flights as normal. again, putting it into context, you know, in 2019, for the 1st 5 months of that here, january through to may, 1 percent of flights were cancelled in the u. k. for the 1st 5 months of this year was 1.6 percent. so we have had fly cancellations in the past. i think

, palmer, malaga and barcelona on easyjet, we have a couple of cancellations, one is due to go to gatwickn a5 minutes to birmingham in the uk, and those are the only cancellations i am seeing on the easyjet network. absolutely as you say, last night was pretty horrible for a lot of migratory passengers, many flights cancelled across the network mostly affecting southern european flights, including quite a lot of spanish domestic services, but the easyjet action, travellers will be glad to know, doesn't seem to be impacting flights to much. however, if you're looking for chaos, you don't need to revive.— need to revive. no, you certainly _ need to revive. no, you certainly don't. - if you're watching us from the airport, about to head there, what are your rights and do they differ depending on your country of origin? fortu nately, fortunately, if you are watching anywhere in europe, which is where i think we are seeing the main chaos unfolding, the flights to and from the uk was not busiest airport yesterday heathrow cancelled simply because the airport didn't think it could cope with the

the airport infrastructure as a pinch point at the moment and that's why airports like heathrow and gatwickes to cap the number of flights they are flying each day so, on top of the government's slot rules being changed the airlines to hand back their slots, changed the airlines to hand back theirslots, plus changed the airlines to hand back their slots, plus the airports asking for caps, then you are seeing asking for caps, then you are seeing a lot of flights cancelled over the next few days, it will be a very stressful period for all of us who have flights booked, the last thing you want is that e—mail coming through cancelling a flight. over 90% of flights will still be operating as normal but for those of us on the other 5—io% there are cancelled over the next eight weeks it will be a pretty grim time. thank ou for it will be a pretty grim time. thank you for our— it will be a pretty grim time. thank you for our analysis. _ a parliamentary watchdog is to examine allegations of sexual misconduct by the former conservative deputy chief whip, chris pincher. the mp resigned from his role e

gatwick airport is planning to reduce the number of flights injuly and august.ay that going intojuly and august i have never seen quite this scale of disruption in any previous summer. it is all to do with the lack of resilience in aviation, to get you and hopefully your luggage off the ground and safely to your destination requires dozens of aviation professionals being in the right place at the right time and all getting theirjobs done. and a lot of those people have wandered away from the aviation industry, which is why we are so stretched right now. and the description isn�*t only affecting flight leaving the uk. there have already been strikes by cabin crew, baggage handlers and check—in staff across europe. in spain, portugal, italy, belgium and france and more are scheduled for this weekend in france and spain. so has all this disruption affected our confidence in the industry and the number of people blocking flight? the appetitive travel is still very significant. we have seen our members every week, their bookings are ahead where they expected to be ve

cancellations will affect tens of thousands of passengers planning to jet off this summer from heathrow and gatwickvernment is once again advising people not to travel to sri lanka unless it's essential. a shortage of basic necessities including medicines, fuel and food has led to protests and violence in the popular tourist destination. inflation has quadrupled since january and now stands at over 50%, while fuel prices have risen by 62% over the same period. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report. facing a fragile future. families in sri lanka are living in times of uncertainty. baby augustia was born prematurely, every day of her life marked by a worsening economic crisis. | translation: we couldn't affordj normal food when i was pregnant. i couldn't even buy medicines. hospitals across sri lanka are running out of medicines and equipment to treat patients. foreign currency to pay for essential imports is running low. you don't know how many times we cried, actually, right? because we were very upset and we were upset to see that some imported medicines were lacking, a

the 39.1 degrees reported in chelwood near gatwick airport was a warning of things to come.uring the course of the day and it certainly did that today. within an hour, another record had been set, 40.2 degrees at heathrow. by mid afternoon, collings being lincolnshire edged ahead recording a temperature of 40.3. a total of five weather stations had now recorded temperatures over 40 degrees. and there was a new record for scotland, beating the previous high set back in 2003. we beating the previous high set back in 2003. ~ ., , , ., in 2003. we have been beating records by _ in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, _ in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, 2 _ in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, 2 degrees - in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, 2 degrees and l in 2003. we have been beating - records by 1.5, 2 degrees and really quite an extensive region of over 35 degrees and this is really unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area in england, so quite surprising. broad area in england, so quite surprising-— broad area in england, so

smaller, they haven't been as badly impacted by the resource issues we have seen at heathrow and gatwick during the pandemic, they have managed to keep them flying, they didn't furlough as many people, so they were more resilient, and they —— their bounceback has been quicker, they have been able to get back into the sky after the third or fourth reopening of borders, so it's been a success story for them and i have no doubt the ceo will tell us that this morning. ceo will tell us that this morning-— ceo will tell us that this morninu. �* , ., morning. are they able to then benefit from _ morning. are they able to then benefit from the _ morning. are they able to then benefit from the disruption - benefit from the disruption other airlines are facing because of flights are cancelled and they shop around to find an alternative end of errors increased demand, presumably ryanair could be presumably rya nair could be charging presumably ryanair could be charging more forflights presumably ryanair could be charging more for flights on its flights?— its flights? absolutely and those last-minut

at airports and airlines, amsterdam airport, a reduction of 20% during the summer period, and at gatwick 11%. according to data, airline worldwide employment was 2.9 million at the end of 2019 and it is only projected to reach $2.7 million -- 2.7 million by the end of 2022. many workers have left the industry and found jobs elsewhere and are reluctant to return to a volatile sector. manus: certainly we are seeing that everywhere. when you walk up to the airports, there are long queues. the consequences, what is the very short-term impact as they take capacity out and what is the medium term outlook. john: short-term, -- laura: short-term, cancellations. you can see my board, cancellations for june compared to 2019. italy is a laggard with flight cancellations up 442%. the united states is in outperformer compared to europe with the least flight cancellations, illustrating the disruption picture is less pronounced to there. in the medium-term, the key question is where will demand fall after the peak summer season given the pressures and cost-of-living. ticket prices are already elevated

the ba cutting flights around 1,500 flights at heathrow and gatwick trying to balance the supply andd over the summer. sas having huge challenge. the pilot strike may have accelerated that. we'll talk about this in more detail in a moment. a really ugly session here in europe across the board. travel to energy, into the commodities space more broadly. kriti: yeah, guy, that pilot strike is where i want to zero in here. i was in la guardia and we were talking about the chaos in fourth of july. people have anticipated that chaos because of the labor strikes. so those labor negotiations. american airlines has increased their pilot salary by 17% going into 2024. the likes of delta, southwest, alaska, still in those negotiations. let's bring in sid phillips to break it all down in terms of the travel chaos and travel challenges. sid, thank you for joining us. let's start with the pilot and flight attendant stories. talk to us about the challenges. sid: yes, the industry is in a very, very tough place. remember at the height of the pandemic, a lot of airlines got rid of staff because of th

for gatwick and british airways the drops will be 11% and 10% respectively.of workers left the industry during the pandemic and are reluctant to return to such a volatile sector. tom: what are the medium-term implications for us, the traveler, and for the industry as well. laura: in the medium-term, flight cancellations compared to june 2019, italy is a notable laggard, cancellations up 442%. the united states is in outperformer, cancellations up just 22% for the period. disruption is less pronounced in the united states compared to europe. the key question is where will demand fall after the key summer months given the pressures on cost-of-living crisis? we have seen share prices significantly under pressure the last 12 months. tom: thank you for breaking that down for us, the worries within the travel sector. the markets in europe just paring earlier gains, .5%. futures stateside .2 losses of .7%. surveillance: early edition is up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ psst. girl. you can do better. ok. wow. i'm right here. and you can do better, too. at least with you

. >> yes, the airports including gatwick, and also amsterdam, they enforced caps on passenger numbersghts last month. heathrow is following on. we have seen the biggest carrier at heathrow, british airways, paring their flights this summer. they have cut about 13% of their scheduled flights this summer. we are seeing a wide issue across the travel industry where airlines and airports are cutting capacity because they aren't quite sure they have the staffing to operate those flights and they are trying to prevent last-minute cancellations. tom: this may well not be the last. thank you for walking us through that announcement from heathrow trying to address the challenges. let's stay on the travel story. joining me now is the president of the british airline pilots association. thank you for joining us this morning. what is your assessment of the current state in terms of the ability for pilots to get back to work and the need for airlines to address the concerns of pilots at this point? >> the industry is clearly still suffering from the ramp up. we were quite clear with the government

the affected flights are to orfrom heathrow, gatwick and london city airport in august, september andairways has now cut from its april to october scheduled to nearly 30,000. many aviation businesses are struggling with staff shortages, just as demand for travel rebounds after covid rules were eased. we have seen disruption at airports and lots of airlines have already cancelled flights. this latest wave of advanced cancellations by british airways comes after the uk government gave airlines a short window to hand back flight slots without the usual penalty. the point of that was to try and make schedules more reliable, so that the flights that are running, run less of a risk of last—minute disruption or cancellation, so british airways says it is consolidating some of its quieter services, to protect as many holiday flights as possible. it says it is contacting affected customers, to offer them rebooking options or refunds. n. , to offer them rebooking options or refunds. , . . , ~ , refunds. many thanks, katy austin, our transraort _ refunds. many thanks, katy austin, our transport

on easyjet or indeed from gatwick on easyjet or indeed from gatwick on easyjet or indeed from gatwickes of covid, and that is hitting staff numbers, notjust in the uk, but looked tense and making loads of cancellations in germany to and from the uk because of their staff are calling in sick. i have a dozen flights, would you believe, over the summer. i'm pretty confident that those will go ahead. but crucially i know what my rights are if anything is cancelled and that is to get a replacement flight on the same day if there is anything available that will take me there at the airline's expense. and furthermore hotel accommodation if need be and compensation if it is the airline's fault, which it is technical issues or staff shortage, it generally is. simon you have given us those wide to make wise words, and i've heard you say the many times. have you successfully done that thing with a flight was cancelled and you have just got on another airline's plane and you have either paid for it yourself forgot the airlines — have yourself forgot the airlines — have you done it yourself? has t

they arrived at gatwick at 3:40am to check—in.et us back to madeira. none of that happened. they didn't deliver on any of those promises. easyjet has said... mark and caroline are now looking for another way to celebrate his big birthday. fiona lamdin, bbc news. our hearts go out to them. heathrow airport has told airlines to stop selling summer tickets as it struggles to cope with demand. let's get the latest with the independent�*s travel correspondent, simon calder. first of all, let's talk about heathrow and go on to the case we had just been hearing about. restrictions at heathrow, what might it mean for travellers? it is it mean for travellers? it is extraordinary. _ it mean for travellers? it is extraordinary. we - it mean for travellers? it is extraordinary. we have - it mean for travellers? it 3 extraordinary. we have heard heathrow airport from effectively now until the 11th of september once a maximum of 100,000 passengers per day departing. it sounds like a big number, indeed it is. it is actually much fewer people tha

the 39.1 degrees reported in chelwood near gatwick airport was a warning of things to come.ng the previous high set back in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, 2 degrees and really quite an extensive region of over 35 degrees and this is really unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area in england, so quite surprising. just look how today�*s temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976, it peaked just shy of 36 degrees, it was 27 years before that record was broken. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius, just three years later and we have got today�*s new record. who would have thought over a0 degrees in the uk! and it is notjust getting hotter. years ago, temperatures would only reach peaks like this in the far south but look how these high temperatures are moving north and west across the country. the heat is getting more intense and it is spreading. proof, says the prime minister, that cutting emissions is the right thing to do. with temperatures setting records in this country, who can doubt that we were right to be the first major economy to

gatwick airport is planning to reduce the number of flights injuly and number of flights in july andn quite this scale of disruption in any previous summer. of disruption in any previous summer. of course, — disruption in any previous summer. of course, it— disruption in any previous summer. of course, it is all to do with the of course, it is all to do with the lack— of course, it is all to do with the lack of— of course, it is all to do with the lack of resilience in aviation. to -et lack of resilience in aviation. to get you — lack of resilience in aviation. to get you and _ lack of resilience in aviation. to get you and your luggage off the ground _ get you and your luggage off the ground and safely to your destination requires dozens of aviation— destination requires dozens of aviation professionals being in the i’ili'it aviation professionals being in the right place at the right time, and all getting theirjobs done. a lot of those — all getting theirjobs done. a lot of those people have wandered away from the _ of those people have wandered away from the aviation industry, whi

it says that's both in response to caps imposed by some airports it uses, gatwick and amsterdam, butting people from turning up at the airport to find out theirflight is turning up at the airport to find out their flight is cancelled. but it means disruption to lots of people who had been hoping to get on these long plan getaways. you people who had been hoping to get on these long plan getaways.— these long plan getaways. you talk to --eole these long plan getaways. you talk to peeple in _ these long plan getaways. you talk to peeple in the — these long plan getaways. you talk to people in the earth _ these long plan getaways. you talk to people in the earth around - these long plan getaways. you talk to people in the earth around the l to people in the earth around the time, people very close to school holidays, people are very worried and anxious. what's your assessment, what do you hear insiders about how they feel it's going to pan out? we know a lot of it was just about not enough staff in some places. what's happening with recruitment, what are they say to you? with recruitmen

gatwick airport are planning to reduce the number of flights injuly and august. i've say that going into july and august, i've never— say that going into july and august, i've never seen quite of this scale of disruption in any previous summer _ of disruption in any previous summer. of course, it is all to do summer. of course, it is all to do with— summer. of course, it is all to do with the _ summer. of course, it is all to do with the tack— summer. of course, it is all to do with the lack of resilience in aviation _ with the lack of resilience in aviation. to get you and hopefully your luggage off the ground and safety— your luggage off the ground and safety to— your luggage off the ground and safely to your destination requires dozens— safely to your destination requires dozens of— safely to your destination requires dozens of aviation professionals being _ dozens of aviation professionals being in— dozens of aviation professionals being in the right place at the right— being in the right place at the right time, and getting theirjobs done _ right time, and g

the cancellations affect london heathrow, gatwick and city airports.ales have been told to prepare for evacuation as heavy rain may cause more flash flooding in australia. overall, the heavy rain has started to ease, and more than 30,000 people have been allowed to go back into homes to assess damage. some places in sydney had about eight months of rain in four days, causing cars and homes to be submerged. a man charged with killing seven people in a shooting at an independence day parade in chicago has confessed to police that he had contemplated a second shooting on the same day in wisconsin. 21—year—old robert crimo has also admitted to firing at the crowd in highland park chicago on the ath ofjuly, which left seven people dead and dozens wounded. the queen has worn many beautiful dresses during her 70—year reign but one dress remains very special — the one she wore on the day of her coronation. now as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations, the dress has gone on display at windsor castle, along with her robe and jewellery. 0ur royal corresponden

. >> gatwick, for example, has controlled the number flights that will be able to fly out in july or august. they can see the number of staff coming off, so they have taken action. other reports haven't necessarily. the regulator doesn't have the power up front to implement these types of policies. shouldn't it have that power? pm johnson: i am willing to be persuaded that it should. >> in a report on the recommendation, it is rejected by the government on the basis that there would not be a proposal to get the regulator to take action, including help wisconsin -- with compensation. pm johnson: we will have to look into what powers we might take to get the airlines to behave responsibly towards their passengers. i think it is pretty wretched at the moment for all sorts of reasons, and they need to do much better. >> in terms of another policy which perhaps needs changing, on the exchequer's revenue from taxes, those will plummet to zero and we drive electric vehicles. are you serious about getting a new form of road pricing policy in place to fill that hole? if not, how will it be fi

. >> gatwick, for example, has controlled the number flights that will be able to fly out in july or august. they can see the number of staff coming off, so they have taken action. other reports haven't necessarily. the regulator doesn't have the power up front to implement these types of policies. shouldn't it have that power? pm johnson: i am willing to be persuaded that it should. >> in a report on the recommendation, it is rejected by the government on the basis that there would not be a proposal to get the regulator to take action, including help wisconsin -- with compensation. pm johnson: we will have to look into what powers we might take to get the airlines to behave responsibly towards their passengers. i think it is pretty wretched at the moment for all sorts of reasons, and they need to do much better. >> in terms of another policy which perhaps needs changing, on the exchequer's revenue from taxes, those will plummet to zero and we drive electric vehicles. are you serious about getting a new form of road pricing policy in place to fill that hole? if not, how will it be fi

gatwick, for example, has controlled the _ industry.on that _ perhaps we can push them a bit more on that i�*m _ perhaps we can push them a bit more on that. �* :, :, ., :, on that. i'm going to have to look into what more _ on that. i'm going to have to look into what more powers _ on that. i'm going to have to look into what more powers you - on that. i'm going to have to look into what more powers you might on that. i'm going to have to look- into what more powers you might need to take the airlines to behave responsibly towards their pastures, but to make their experience of the public has been pretty wretched at the moment, for all sorts of reasons, and they need to do much better. :, ., :, ., ., :, better. turning to another area of oli , better. turning to another area of policy. which _ better. turning to another area of policy, which perhaps _ better. turning to another area of policy, which perhaps needs - better. turning to another area of policy, which perhaps needs a - policy, which perhaps needs a change. — policy, which p

our gatwick operation is. —— is awful.hrow. and we have also been fairly vocal about the uptake in demand and the bow wave of demand post—pandemic, and we got ourselves into a high state of readiness within the airline, and at dubai airport, to deal with that. and that's exactly what has happened.— deal with that. and that's exactly what has happened. everyone is in a bind because — what has happened. everyone is in a bind because everyone _ what has happened. everyone is in a bind because everyone wants - what has happened. everyone is in a bind because everyone wants to - what has happened. everyone is in a bind because everyone wants to get| bind because everyone wants to get back to normal, but there is a lag in being able to do so. at heathrow airport, they say this is about protecting the safety of staff and of passengers, so what sort of risks are you exposing your passengers to buy exceeding the number of people they can safely handle in the course of a day? they can safely handle in the course ofa da ? ~ they can

they arrived at gatwick at 3:a0am to check—in. just thrown her hat into the ring as a contender for tory party leader and prime minister. the prime minister at the moment is facing prime minister's questions and let's go now to politics life. let's welcome viewers from bbc news channel and introduce our guests for this part of the programme, leading up this part of the programme, leading up to prime minister's questions. no doubt people will be filing into the chamber. we have helen whately, margaret hodge, tony danko from the cbi, and alsojoining us here at the end and very welcome, too, chris mason, the political editorfrom the bbc. mason, the political editor from the bbc. �* , ., ~ ., bbc. anything we need to know? prime minister's questions _ bbc. anything we need to know? prime minister's questions it _ bbc. anything we need to know? prime minister's questions it seems _ bbc. anything we need to know? prime minister's questions it seems like i bbc. anything we need to know? prime minister's questions it seems like a i minist

big airports like manchester and gatwick have stepped up efforts to recruit more staff in time for theireak to sean tipton from abta. if we start by looking at what impact this will have on passengers, what can people expect as they look towards the summer getaway? i think one of the saddest _ towards the summer getaway? i think one of the saddest things _ towards the summer getaway? i think one of the saddest things about - towards the summer getaway? t ii�*u “ia; one of the saddest things about the travel chaos we've seen and stories in the press is for most people one of the great joys in the press is for most people one of the greatjoys of in the press is for most people one of the great joys of a in the press is for most people one of the greatjoys of a holiday something to look forward to. not just the holiday itself. 0ur something to look forward to. not just the holiday itself. our members are reporting that they are getting customers, large numbers asking if my flight is going to be cancelled, they are really worried when in reality it is very unlikely to happen. if you look at