Heathrow Airport Warns More Flight Cancellations Possible If Travel Chaos Continues

Heathrow Airport Warns More Flight Cancellations Possible If Travel Chaos Continues
Travellers wait in a long queue to pass through the security check at Heathrow Airport, in London, on June 1, 2022. Carl Court/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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London’s Heathrow Airport has said it will ask airlines to cancel more flights this summer if it does not believe previous schedule reductions will sufficiently reduce disruption.

The travel chaos has lasted for months in the UK as the aviation industry suffers from severe staff shortages. Airlines and airports made thousands of employees redundant during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic, but are now struggling to recruit new workers and have their security checks processed.