UK Airline Cuts Nearly 30,000 Flights in Seven Months Due to Staff Shortage

British Airways (BA) announced it will cut more flights through to October. Another round of flight cancellations were announced by the UK airline as it cuts 10,300 short-haul flights of August to October which will affect London Heathrow, Gatwick and City airports. With the recent announcement, the airline has had already cut nearly 30,000 flights since April.

“The whole aviation industry continues to face into significant challenges and we’re completely focused on building resilience into our operation to give customers the certainty they deserve,” British Airways said in a statement.

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Major European Airlines Cut Hundreds More Flights Due to Staff Shortage

Netherlands flag carrier, Air France-KLM, and Germany’s flag carrier, Lufthansa, announced their latest flight cancellations due to staff shortage. KLM plans to cancel 20 roundtrips flights to European destinations daily until the end of August while Lufthansa will cancel 770 flights starting this week.

The measures are designed to “calm” operational stress on staff at the airport and within the airline, KLM said in a statement.

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