More than 30,000 TUI passengers due to fly from Manchester Airport over the next month will have their holiday plans crushed by the end of today.
The under-fire travel operator has slashed its flight schedule to tackle staff shortages and ‘ongoing disruption’. TUI say they have taken the drastic step, which will decimate half-term and summer plans for around 34,000 people, in a bid to help resolve the ‘issues’ which have caused flight delays, cancellations and baggage problems in recent days.
TUI has declined to answer the Manchester Evening News’ requests for a list of those services impacted, but have confirmed that they will be contacting all affected customers by text or email by the end of today.
Manchester Airport, meanwhile, have blamed staff shortages in both the TUI and Swissport operations, a problem which they say is blighting the travel industry more widely.
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