The resumption of tourism after the removal of barricades turned into complete chaos at European airports – airlines and airports can not quickly compensate for the loss of staff laid off during the pandemic, as a result, European countries have already begun mass cancellations, huge long queues at airports. in which tourists who want to fly on vacation are stuck, and during the summer vacation itself, many Europeans who have already bought vacation tours, are in great question – their vouchers are simply canceled.
In general, the European media state that the European travel industry is rapidly slipping into chaos, and the holiday pre-holiday mood of tourists is covered by a real horror, which is exacerbated by the constant rise in prices of the tours themselves.
The crisis in airports was provoked by the fact that airlines and airports laid off thousands of workers over the past 2 years when demand fell during quarantine, and then tried hard to recruit and teach them to replace, experts say in European media. The same situation – at airports and, incidentally, travel companies. As a result, thousands of European tourists are paid for their summer holidays – and travel company executives admit they can’t guarantee flights – even in July.
So far, TUI, only in the UK, and only from Manchester, has canceled six flights a day until the end of June. Part of the cancellation, tourists add, happened so late that to explain to them that the flight was canceled, went with the police. Mass cancellations cover flights and other carriers – British low-cost carrier EasyJet has canceled 42 flights in Gatwick alone, and British Airways is also canceling dozens of flights. Britain is leading the mass abolitions, but the chaos at airports is a “pan-European” state.
Another “problem area”, by the way, was the issuance of passports: tourists complain en masse that they do not receive documents before departure. This problem is more typical for Britain, which left the EU, and now local tourists need full-fledged documents for a holiday in the Mediterranean. “Hundreds of people stood in line at night for documents, delays meant that the newlyweds were in danger of losing their honeymoon, the groom was on the verge of missing his wedding, the bride did not have time for the bachelorette party, and all her friends received passports, but not her”, – victims tell in mass media.
According to one tourist, he decided to fly with the children to Crete during the school holidays in late July, but TUI warned him of possible cancellations. “I’ve been trying to arrange alternative flights on EasyJet. The thought of summer vacations is already anthrax for every parent. Millions of families in Britain are desperate for sunlight. But the recognition that they can’t guarantee our flights in late July shows that this problem will not be solved quickly. ” In this case, according to the victim, the tour operator can only promise full reimbursement for the tour you purchased, as well as compensation and a voucher to go on another vacation.
But many tourists were even luckier – that they had canceled the flight, learned at the airport, as Stephen Hession and his wife Kerry from Manchester, who, while near the landing at Manchester airport, received a message from TUI, in which it was said that their holiday on the Greek island of Kos was canceled due to significant disruptions. Other tourists also missed transfer flights at the last minute: It’s just endless horror! They complain.
We will add that with arrival on rest problems with the personnel are not canceled. Both hotels and bars complain about the lack of labor, which will affect the service of tourists.