Low-cost airline easyJet has cancelled 1,700 flights to and from London’s Gatwick airport in July, August and September.
The airline said the whole airline industry was seeing “challenging conditions this summer” with constrained airspace over Europe due to the war in Ukraine, as well as ongoing air traffic control difficulties due to staffing issues and industrial action.
Up to 180,000 customers are affected by the cancellations, which represent 2% of easyJet’s summer schedule.
However, the company said that 95% of affected passengers have already been rebooked onto alternative flights.
Services at Gatwick, where the carrier has multiple daily frequencies, will be consolidated to help minimise the impact on customers’ holiday plans.
easyJet will still operate about 90,000 flights over the period.
The airline is currently operating up to around 1,800 flights and carrying around 250,000 customers per day.
