Heathrow Airport and easyJet, two of the air industry players affected by this year’s flight chaos, have revealed large financial hits while outlining how they are coping during the summer rush.
The low-cost carrier said cancellations and delays caused by staff shortages at airports and in the air had cost it £133m over its latest quarter to the end of June.
EasyJet said its operations had now “normalised” after frantic cuts to its schedules since the end of COVID pandemic restrictions.
Heathrow, which has also struggled to match a recovery in demand, painted a similar picture for its own ability to manage crowds through the summer rush.
However, it claimed airlines’ ground-handling operations continued to prove a drag on reliability.
