Passengers told to bring one piece of cabin luggage on flights to 'reduce disruption'

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told The Daily Telegraph. "It's not a magic bullet but it does reduce the chance of there being problems." Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy PC Agency, said: "The smaller the bag, the less time you spend in security queues.“That would reduce the queues during the busiest weekend of the year so far."John Irving, chief executive of Liverpool Airport, didn’t advise Brits to limit their luggage.But he told the BBC's Today programme: "I think people have to make their own decisions to be honest on what they think is right for them, whether or not that's carrying hand luggage or getting there three hours earlier than their flight."A massive 377 flights out of the UK have been cancelled since May 25.According to flight tracking firm Cirium, thousands of people who booked holidays over the half-term break and the Jubilee bank holiday weekend have been negatively impacted.Staff shortages have been blamed in many cases with more than 30,000 airport and airline staff laid off because of the pandemic.The industry is trying to re-staff, but is finding it hard to plug the gaps.Airlines easyJet and BA asked for more powers to hire visa-free workers from Europe by adding industry workers to the government’s shortage occupation list.However, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps refused the call for European workers at Thursday’s talks.He stated he understood the sector's staffing issues, but added it "does not excuse poor planning and overbooking flights that they cannot service". Do you have a travel story you'd like shared in the Daily Star?

Tell us at webtravel@reachplc.com He added that airline bosses should have been preparing for a "surge in passenger demand following two years of travel closures".