Travel chaos expected in Europe during the summer season

Due to staff shortages and the struggle of workers to seek rights, it is expected that there will be chaos on trips across Europe this summer. In the European aviation sector, which is experiencing problems due to staff shortages, more chaos is expected to occur in the summer owing to the struggle of workers to seek rights.

HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS CANCELLED

Before the start of the season, easyJet, British Airways and TUI in the UK, and Lufthansa and its low-budget subsidiary Eurowings in Germany had to cancel hundreds of flights.

SAS Airlines announced on Thursday  that 1,000 pilots, employees might go on strike at the end of June in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Employees who stopped work at France’s Charles de Gaulle Airport caused 25 percent of flights to be canceled.

TICKET PRICES ARE RISING

Airline companies, which have been severely battered during the pandemic, are increasing ticket prices to offset rising fuel costs and employees’ demands for higher wages due to inflation, while preparing for a strong summer season.

They are replacing the workers they fired in pandemic, with new ones.

Norwegian Air has reached an agreement with the union for 2022 and 2023, while employees of 3 budget airlines, including Ryanair, stopped work on Wednesday.

Airport operators in Europe and Canada are struggling to replace the workers they fired during the pandemic as travel increases again. Currently, there are serious flight cancellations and delays.

LUFTHANSA AND EUROWINGS CANCEL HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS

The German flag carrier Lufthansa announced that it had canceled 5 percent of its flights for the month of June (1000 flights) due to staff shortages. It is reported that Eurowings, which has canceled hundreds of flights so far, will also have to cancel hundreds of flights again.

FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS IN USA

Air Alaska Group was forced to cancel 4 percent of its flights last month due to staff shortages. Delta Air, which canceled 700 flights on its four-day “Memorial Day,” will continue the disruption to flights until August.

CANADIAN AIRPORTS HIRING WORKERS

A spokesman for Canada’s busiest airport, Greater Toronto Airports, announced that the newly hired staff had temporarily taken office, although they had not yet received their badges. Under normal circumstances, it takes 45 days for airport employees to receive their work badges. It is noted that there are 13 thousand 722 applications for 6 thousand positions needed at Canadian airports.

AIR CANADA CANCELS 10 PERCENT OF FLIGHTS

Air Canada was forced to cancel 10 percent of its flights in the first week of June. The company announced that it was forced to make flight cancellations for a number of reasons, in particular, due to limitations in traffic control systems.

AIRPORTS IN EUROPE TAKING PRECAUTIONS

Airports in Europe are also trying to avoid chaos with the employment of new workers and wage increases. Dublin and Heathrow airports are hiring screening staff, while Schipol Airport is getting an increase in staff salaries. Airports in Spain, on the other hand, have deployed 500 new police to speed up passport controls.