Travel chaos as Covid staff shortages ground flights and wreck Christmas plans after cancellations around the world
Airlines blame staff shortages caused by Covid for masses of cancelled flights. Travellers queued for hours at Manchester Airport for British Airways planes. BA had to cancel 50 of its scheduled flights yesterday from Heathrow Airport.
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