Passengers queue to check in at the departures hall of Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport in London, UK, on Monday, June 13, 2022. Long queues have become a feature at airports this year. Photo: Bloomberg
Passengers queue to check in at the departures hall of Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport in London, UK, on Monday, June 13, 2022. Long queues have become a feature at airports this year. Photo: Bloomberg
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Airport chaos as surge in flight bookings catches travel trade on the hop, with long queues and cancellations

  • They can’t say they weren’t warned, but travel trade operators across the developed world have been caught out by the pent-up demand for holiday flights
  • Travellers face flight cancellations, often at the last minute, and huge queues at airports. Strikes by airport staff add to the misery, and no end is in sight

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Updated: 1:26pm, 15 Jun, 2022

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Passengers queue to check in at the departures hall of Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport in London, UK, on Monday, June 13, 2022. Long queues have become a feature at airports this year. Photo: Bloomberg
Passengers queue to check in at the departures hall of Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport in London, UK, on Monday, June 13, 2022. Long queues have become a feature at airports this year. Photo: Bloomberg
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