specifically, easyjet, it was all a bit of a flurry of news late yesterday. peter bellew�*s exit was coming to the press and they sort of seamlessly moved in david morgan into this job, who was head of flight operations prior to that. it all sounds a bit like chaos going on within easyjet as it's handling this difficult summer? this is one departure that investors and consumers may actually be happy about with easyjet, bearing in mind it's had so many delays, its punctuality has fallen recently and clearly consumers are unhappy about its operations and performance overall with so many cancellations. easyjet�*s share price is at a ten year low, shares have halved this year alone. low, shares have halved this yearalone. put low, shares have halved this year alone. put that into stark contrast with ryanair, it's great big low cost rival, which has not had so many issues, yes it's cancelled flights but far fewer. it's kept on many of its staff and this is the nub of theissue staff and this is the nub of the issue i think on this, that actually easyjet laid of

easyjet has said that the man in charge _ all mean? easyjet has said that the man in charge of _ all mean? easyjet has said that the man in charge of the _ all mean? easyjet has said that the man in charge of the airline's - man in charge of the airline's operations has quit and a colleague will be stepping up into that role. easyjet hasn't given a reason other than he is leaving to pursue new opportunities. but easyjet has been going through a challenging time, as have other aviation businesses with staff shortages and a big underlying issue in the sector. easyjet has cancelled thousands of flights, including over the summer holiday period. many of them in advance. that is partly in response to flight numbers reduced and partly to reduce the chances of disruption and give people a chance to rebook. but the boss of easyjet said everyone remains focussed on delivering a safe and reliable operation this summer. given some of the problems we have seen earlier this year, there is a lot of attention on whether things will be better for the

did easyjet fail to customers. did easyjet fail to prepare — to customers. did easyjet fail to prepare for— to customers. did easyjet fail to prepare for a _ to customers. did easyjet fail to prepare for a bumper- to customers. did easyjet fail i to prepare for a bumper summer was to mark think with the information we had the time, with the capacity that we were planning, i think we took all the steps necessary to do that. as soon as we knew there was a strain in the system, we built that resilience up. the government _ that resilience up. the government has i that resilience up. the government has said l that resilience up. the| government has said it that resilience up. the government has said it has done what it can do to help, including giving airlines a short window to hand back flight slots which british airways used to cut 10,000 more flights. aviation businesses say they are working together to make things go as smoothly as possible but no—one can guarantee the summer will be entirely free of turbulence. what has your experience been? have you tr

easyjet are — for a while. it is interesting... easyjet are worst _ for a while. it is interesting... easyjet are worst hit - for a while. it is interesting... easyjet are worst hit with - easyjet are worst hit with cancellations, and if you other airlines have had cancellations and there is a shortage of people all around. they cannot recruit people, people left during the pandemic, whether voluntarily or were made redundant and they cannot seem to process people quick enough. the cancellations forjuly and august, this is hoping to mitigate the last—minute ones. 12 people have been arrested during a protest on the m4 against the high cost of fuel. motorways and a roads around the uk have been gridlocked as convoys of vehicles took part in go—slow demonstrations. gwent police said the arrests were made because the drivers had travelled at less than 30 miles an hourfor a prolonged period of time. andrew plant reports. morning rush hour in somerset this morning. one of several go slows as motorists across the country protested over the rising price of fuel. it's

he shouldn't have to accept easyjet delaying his flight by 24—hour is. they should be asking to get back by any other means, even with another airline, back on the day of his original flight. but this just shows you how chaotic the situation is, and particularly to these destinations where there are multiple flights a day. that is where the airlines are looking at their schedules and going, we don't need five flights a day to geneva, let's just do three. it makes sense but if you can't get onto one of those three flights, that is when you see the situation that has happened there. it is really chaotic. hopefully, the moves that the government has asked the airline to slim down their schedules, airports are saying we are going to have less light taking off, hopefully that will mean that people start to see a slightly more positive view, rather than the very chaotic scenes we have seen the last few days. chaotic scenes we have seen the last few da s. ., , ., , .,, few days. so, what should people watchin: few days. so, what should people watching here _ fe

he's stranded in geneva, after his easyjet flight has been rebooked four times since thursday. welcome to you. tell us about what has happened to you.— welcome to you. tell us about what has happened to you. well, we were booked for a — has happened to you. well, we were booked for a hiking _ has happened to you. well, we were booked for a hiking holiday - has happened to you. well, we were booked for a hiking holiday at - has happened to you. well, we were booked for a hiking holiday at the i booked for a hiking holiday at the beginning ofjune, the original flight was booked for the 4th of june. standing in the check—in queue, we got cancelled, got the flight cancelled, on the way out to nice. by the time we had rupert details into the app, all the flights had been cancelled. —— we had put the details into the app. we then decided to change our plans and then decided to change our plans and then fly into geneva instead of nice and do our holiday backwards. so, we managed to get out, we had a great time hiking around, we had a flight booked for the 30th ofjune to get

summer of strikes: more travel misery as easyjet crew in spain join ryanair staff in a walkout over pay. plus, a man—made disaster zone: earthquakes and heartbrea ks for the people who live on top of europe's largest gas field. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we start on wall street where stock markets have suffered their worst first half of the year in more than five decades. as of the close on thursday, the s&p 500 index of top us firms has lost more than 20% between january and june, a sell—off on a scale not seen since 1970 when president nixon was in the white house. for the tech—dominated nasdaq, it's been even worse — a near 30% fall for the first half is the worst in its history. from new york, samira hussain has more. the sell—off of the stock market over the last six months has been brought. it is not just one sector bearing the brunt of losses, but a range of companies from disney to apple tokamak target. the latest economic data indicates actually the road ahead may be getting even bumpier. the federal reserve�*s regional bank in at

more travel misery for passengers as easyjet and ryanair crews in spain walk out over pay and conditions. temperatures in japan are temperatures injapan are at their highest in nearly 150 years. now, fears that the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. hello and welcome. the chinese president xijinping has sworn in hong kong's new leader, john lee. the territory is marking 25 years since the handover from british colonial rule. in a speech, mr lee praised the security law that's been used to crush pro—democracy protests. he said it had brought stability. britain has accused beijing of failing to meet the commitments it made to respect hong kong's freedoms. mark lobel reports. president xi �*s steps out of china since the start of the pandemic, choosing hong kong, two years on controller parr state security law here stifling protests, reducing the city public autonomy. it is also 25 years since the british handover to chinese rule. translation: the practice of one country, two systems has achieved success in hong kong, recognised by all. but after scenes like these, britain now fears

easyjet have said they'll refund me any expenses, but i can't pay for anything at the minute. after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. noor nanji, bbc news. a parliamentary watchdog is to examine allegations of sexual misconduct by the former conservative deputy chief whip, chris pincher. the mp resigned from his role earlier this week after being accused of groping two men at a private members' club, in london, and has now been suspended from the conservative party. in a statement today, he says he's seeking professional medical support. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is here. what else is mr pincher saying? he has repeated what he said in his resignation letter on thursday which said he got far too drunk, he said embarrassed himself and others and he was truly sorry for the upset he had caused. he said he is seeking medical help and that means he hopes he said to return to his constituency duties as soon as possible. he is m

easyjet has said he's resigned to pursue other business opportunities and the boss at easyjet said everyone should rely on road relaying a responsible and safe operation. it's not the only business has been struggling as passengers come back following the end of covid restrictions, but there are lots of issues facing the sector like staff shortages, and easyjet has had to make thousands of cancellations, including some in advance over the busy summer period. it says that's both in response to caps imposed by some airports it uses, gatwick and amsterdam, but also just to make things more resilient, to try to prevent the last—minute disruption over the summer, preventing people from turning up at the airport to find out theirflight is turning up at the airport to find out their flight is cancelled. but it means disruption to lots of people who had been hoping to get on these long plan getaways. you people who had been hoping to get on these long plan getaways.— these long plan getaways. you talk to --eole these long plan getaways. you talk to peeple in _ these long plan getaways. you talk

his easyjet flight has been rebooked four times since thursday. he told us about his predicament. we were booked for a hiking holiday at the beginning ofjune, the original flight was booked for the 4th ofjune. standing in the check—in queue, we got cancelled, got the flight cancelled, on the way out to nice. by the time we had re—put details into the app, all the flights had been cancelled. we then decided to change our plans and then fly into geneva instead of nice and do our holiday backwards. so, we managed to get out, we had a great time hiking around, we had a flight booked for the 30th ofjune to get back in time for my son's birthday, which is today. and then for myself to get back to work on monday. consequently, we got the e—mail from easyjet to say that the flight had been cancelled, would you like to rebook? so we rebooked for the following day, on friday. we had to move hotels, dates, which cost us money. we then proceeded the next day and had another e—mail saying that the next flight was on friday and had been cancelled, would you like to rebook? they didn't o

easyjet, 40.8, ryanair, 7% - _ this summer. easyjet, 40.8, ryanair, 7% - there _ this summer. easyjet, 40.8, ryanair, 7% - there are— this summer. easyjet, 40.8, ryanair, 7% — there are a lot of flights not taken _ 7% — there are a lot of flights not taken off— 7% — there are a lot of flights not taken off and that's a lot of passengers knocking to reach their summer holiday destinations, and that's— summer holiday destinations, and that's one — summer holiday destinations, and that's one of the things, again, coming — that's one of the things, again, coming back to politics, that the government is going to have to get to grips— government is going to have to get to grips with —— not getting to there — to grips with —— not getting to there the _ to grips with —— not getting to there. the government is putting much _ there. the government is putting much in — there. the government is putting much in the boat, because the prime minister— much in the boat, because the prime minister is _ much in the boat, because the prime minister is leaving.

easyjet have said they'll refund me any expenses, but i can't pay for anything at the minute. after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. and it's notjust the uk facing travel chaos. in the us, thousands of americans have had theirjuly 4 plans disrupted. airlines have cancelled more than 1000 flights across the independence day holiday weekend amid a shortage of pilots and crew. greece has welcomed the first of more than 200 firefighters from other european countries who will help to contain summer wildfires. last year, following the worst heatwave in decades, a spate of fires caused devastation across the country, as gail maclellan reports. the first european firefighters from romania and bulgaria have arrived in greece along with their firetrucks. they will be joined by colleagues from france, finland, germany and norway. the project is being funded by the eu's civil protection mechanism and the greek government is grateful. translation: we th

easyjet have said they'll refund me any expenses, but i can't pay for anything at the minute. after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. and our business reporter noor nanji joins me now. so we've seen serious problems with airlines, but there's been travel disruption today on the railways? that's right. it really feels as if it's another day, another strike, so starting with the railways and around 90% of greater anglia services were cancelled today, due to a strike by train drivers. now, this was a 24—hour walk—out and it coincided with various sports matches as well as concerts by the likes of adele and guns and roses. advice to passengers tomorrow is to check before you travel. another rail firm, check before you travel. another railfirm, trans pennine express, said they'd been forced to cancel a number of its services this weekend due to what it said were staff sickness. now, trans pennine express services have already been impacted by

easyjet have said they'll refund me any expenses, but i can't pay for anything at the minute. after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. noor nanji reporting. in britain — the former government deputy chief whip, chris pincher — who stepped down when sexual misconduct claims were made against him — says he's now seeking professional medical support. he was suspended from the tory party following allegations he groped two men at a private members club in london on wednesday. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. in chris pincher�*s constituency of tamworth in staffordshire this morning, it was all quiet. mr pincher himself has not spoken publicly since he resigned as the deputy chief whip on thursday night, after being accused of groping two men at the private carlton club in london. he said in his resignation letter that he had "drunk far too much" and embarrassed himself. he remains the mp for tamworth. some constituents told

easyjet have said they'll refund me any expenses, but i can't pay for anything at the minute. after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. back to that story from libya, as i mentioned, i spoke to bbc world service middle east editor, youssef taha, and iasked him why these protests are happening now. younger libyans now are running out of patience with the political elite who have been fighting each otherfor so long. they all have been promising holding these elections, which were scheduled for last december, but they have never taken place so far. they all said they support the holding of the elections but that is about it and these youths have had enough of all these vacant promises because libya is one of the richest countries in oil and gas, yet these people are not reaping the rewards of this wealth. living standards have been falling and they have become so bad now, power cuts last for days, internet cuts, the same thing, and they have had

easyjet have said they'll refund me any expenses, but i can't pay for anything at the minute. after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. and it's notjust the uk facing travel chaos in the us, thousands of americans have had their fourth ofjuly plans disrupted. airlines have cancelled more than 1,000 flights across the independence day holiday weekend amid a shortage of pilots and crew. london has seen its biggest ever pride, more than a million people have taken part, in the first event since 2019, because of the pandemic. it's also the 50th anniversary of london's first pride event. 0ur lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss reports. cheering. it's loud, it's proud, and it is back where it all began. the pride march took to the streets of london once again, led by the gay liberation front, who started it in 1972. generations came together under the rainbow flag, including 17—year—old erin, and her mum vicky, who travelled from leicest

grounded after weeks of cancellations — easyjet's chief operating officer quits amid growing anger over flights chaos. bracing for impact. back—to—back interest rate hikes loom down under as policymakers look to cool inflation. and we take at a look at the growing trillion—dollar satellite industry, but can our orbit really handle more traffic?

today, there are already strikes by ryanair and easyjet cabin crew in spain, and some passengers have been stranded across europe. so what should you do if you're caught up in all of this? crucially, i know what my rights are if anything is cancelled and that is to get a replacement flight on the same day if there's anything available that will take me there at the airline's expense, and then furthermore hotel accommodation if need be and compensation if it's the airline's fault, which, if it's technical issues or staff shortage, it generally is. but for one passenger who's stuck in geneva after having his flight to bristol cancelled for three days in a row, it's tough. i don't have any available funds to pay for anything. _ easyjet have said they'll. refund me any expenses, but i can't pay for anything at the minute. _ after two years of covid rules, the travel industry and passengers were hoping for a return to normality, but for now those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. noor nanji, bbc news. paul charles is a travel industry consultant with the pc agency. he s

>> easyjet, the ceo is leaving. just as it is struggling with various cancellation, when you join ryanair in easyjet from ryanair in 2019. even that was a natural split. it is a difficult moment for easyjet, the focus on improving the operations after -- they walk out and spain. there is more strikes to follow this month. it is not easy. david morgan, who previously filled the role stepping in as interim ceo oh will have -- coo will have to deal with -- in amsterdam. guy: what is happening more broadly with the travel story this week? we've got trained strikes starting to kick in and france. walk me through what the rest of the week looks like. i feel like i need a travel update as to what we are seeing. we've got issues in saf, a number of carriers really struggling right now. >> the saf issues are different. the saf wanted to strike, they haven't come up with days they are going to strike. there issue is mainly to -- with job security. saf is in the midst of a massive restructuring, they need injection of liquidit

the airline has easyjet's flight cancellations? tie: airline has said simply is leaving to pursue other business opportunities but it has undeniably been a very challenging period for the airline and for quite a few aviation businesses struggling with quite severe staff shortages in some cases, there has been quite a lot of disruption over the past few months and a lot of that because of staff shortages and other issues including industrial action around europe. easyjet has had to make cancellations, including translations over the summer, making advanced pre—emptive measures to reduce further disruption. it is fair to say the airline has had to scale back its ambitions in the face of what it admits are difficult operating conditions.- of what it admits are difficult operating conditions. what about other airlines? _ operating conditions. what about other airlines? we _ operating conditions. what about other airlines? we had _ operating conditions. what about other airlines? we had over- operating conditions. what about other air

now, for something you don't expect to happen when you are flying, an easyjet flight was escorted to its destination by a spanish fighter jet, after u.k. teenage passenger made a bomb threat on social media. the plane landed safely, but the 18-year-old who allegedly made the hoax spent the night in jail and is now awaiting a court hearing. we want to end tonight's program with a holiday tradition that captures hearts and turns stomachs each independence day. the coney island hot dogating contest. 63 hotdogs in 10 minutes, that's what joey chestnut has done to win. mikki won her eighth title in the women's competition. it's one of the main events of the fourth of july festivities in new york. the rules are simple, try to eat as many hotdogs, as many bonds, and as much cap -- buns, and as much ketchup as you can in 10 minutes. i'm laura trevelyan. thank you so much for watching "bbc world news america." ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman found

more travel misery for passengers as easyjet and ryanair crews in spain walk out over pay and conditions.

easyjet says 70% of affected customers have been rebooked for the same day. the airline insists it now has enough staff and it has boosted numbers working in its contact centres. can you guarantee we will not see more cancellations? i think what we can guarantee is that we have done everything within our control in order to be able to ensure there is resilience built within the system. now, there may be other things happen like air traffic control delays or airport infrastructure, and what we need to do there is make sure whenever there are any interruptions to the normal service, that we have got as much information that we can pass to customers. did easyjetjust fail to prepare for a bumper summer? no i think that with the information we had at the time, with the capacity that we were planning i think we took all of the steps that were necessary to do that. as soon as we knew that there was strain in the system we built that resilience up. the government has said it has done what it can to help, including giving airlines a short window to hand back flight sl

the situation has caused carriers including british airways and easyjet to cancel 40,000 flights over the summer. willie walsh, is the director general of of the international air transport association. he says it should still be possible to accomodate everyone who wants to travel abroad: many airports around europe are functioning perfectly well. there have been some challenges in the uk as well. documented manchester had problems in the early stages. heathrow certainly has difficulties at the moment. they're not meeting their basic standards and it's clear that they can't as they go forward. i think it is right, though, that these cancellations are made early because at least that will allow airlines and their customers to adapt to the revised schedules. so i actually expect people to be able to get away. i think there will be some disruption, but i don't think it's on the scale that we've seen to date. and i believe that there are solutions being put in place. much of the country is currently enjoying a heatwave. scotland has recorded its warmest day so far, with aboyne in aberdeen

a union representing easyjet pilots based in spain says its members will go on strike for nine days in august. they're demanding that the airline reestablishes pilots' working conditions from before the coronavirus pandemic and offers a new multi—year contract deal. a separate strike by cabin crew this weekend was called off after an agreement on salary was reached. asos, boohoo and asda are being investigated by uk's competition watchdog over claims about the sustainability of theirfashion products. concerns include the use of vague language which may suggest collections are greener than they actually are. asos says it's committed to providing clear and accurate information. the other two companies haven't yet commented. after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, the last episode of the soap opera neighbours is screening tonight in the uk. kylie minogue and jason donovan returned for the show, offering viewers "the perfect blend' of tear—jerking nostalgia from the programme's heyday. david sillito reports. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours. feeling so emotional, i am so

europe, there is more bad news with strikes there, too, including by cabin crew at airlines ryanair and easyjet. after two years of covid rules, this should be a summer of escape. but for holiday—makers, those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. the headlines on bbc news... heavy fighting continues around the eastern ukrainian city of lysychansk, the only city in the luhansk region not under russian control. a three—day council of tribal elders and clerics ends in afghanistan with a call for the world to recognise the taliban and lift all sanctions. here in the uk, the former deputy chief whip, chris pincher of the conservative party — who stepped down when sexual misconduct claims were made against him — says he's now seeking professional medical support. he was suspended from the party following allegations he groped two men at a private members club in london on wednesday. mr pincher said he hoped to return to his duties as mp as quickly as possible. a little earlier our political correspondent, damian grammaticas spoke to my colleague annita mcveigh and explained t

strikes there too, including among cabin crew at ryanair and easyjet. after two years of covid rules, they should be a summary of escape. but for holiday—makers, those four years of delays and cancellations are not going away. and our business reporter noor nanji joins us now. and there's disruption for travellers here in the uk today and into next week? that's right. it really feels at the moment as if it is another day, another strike. moment as if it is another day, anotherstrike. let's moment as if it is another day, another strike. let's start with rail. people are being advised not to travel and greater anglia services today due to a 24—hour walk—out by drivers in a dispute over pay. that is likely to impact people heading to sports events, as well as two concerts by the likes of adele and guns and roses. another railfirm, trans pennine express, has been forced to cancel a number of its services this weekend due to staff sickness. trans pennine express has already been impacted in recent weeks by industrial action. on two buses, passengers t

siddharth: we have seen easyjet struggling, carriers except for ryanair and a couple others --discount flights. it is a europewide problem. guy: ok. thanks very much, indeed. we will be talking more about this over the next week. we go to the farnborough air show, that kicks off monday. more coming at the angle of what the big manufacturers are doing, but it is interesting to see that airbus yesterday upgraded its forecast for aircraft demand. it sees demand -- solid demand going forward, and sees pivots into higher energy prices driving demand for aircraft. while we are going to see potentially airlines having a problem in the near, long-term demand holds up and we will have to be flying more energy-efficient aircraft. let's bring in janet henry. when you think about the labor markets, what do you see happening? at the moment, there are areas in the economy struggling to get the labor they want. is there a more permanent state of affairs we saw six months ago, is there something we are going to be living with for quite some time? what are the implications of that? janet: it has alread

we had a beat from unilever and easyjet. in terms of the ftse 100, .4% and the ibex lower by .3%. we will keep an eye on the rest of the major indexes. futures stateside, losses of .2%. a mixed day for the u.s. equity session yesterday. a big tech day with alphabet and microsoft reporting later today. u.s. 10 year currently at 1078. the twos and flags -- a flag of recession rest. the corporate debate is a cute on where we stand in the markets. in terms of the bloomberg dollar index, range bound with a little movement. natural gas prices shot up yesterday. winked the russia story. we will unpack that and the implications from it across the hour. earnings day including unilever and the company says it is still pushing up prices as it faces the biggest cost surge in decades with inflation hitting many of its key markets. we spoke with the ceo a short time ago. >> we see peak inflation coming sometime in the second half. we are not there yet. we will expect some time probably towards the end of q3 and beginning of q4. we will see the full flow through of commodity prices into retail p

including by cabin crew at airlines ryanairand too, including by cabin crew at airlines ryanair and easyjet. after two years of covid bills that should be a summer of escape but for holiday—makers those fears of delays and cancellations are not going away. and a little earlier noor told me more about what kind of disruption people can expect in the coming week. people are being advised not to travel and greater anglia services today due to a 24—hour walk—out by drivers in a dispute over pay and thatis drivers in a dispute over pay and that is likely to impact people who are heading to sports events as well as to by the likes of adele and guns and roses. another railfirm, trans pennine express has a voice to cancel of its services this weekend due to what it said were staff sickness. trans— pennine express has been impacted in recent weeks by industrial action. been impacted in recent weeks by industrialaction. now been impacted in recent weeks by industrial action. now come on to buses. passengers there can also expect disruption in the coming weeks with members of the unite union w

>> no, it is easyjet and ba, some of the hardest hit. fly be cantering -- canceling hundreds of flights and this is just 12 weeks after they resumed operations. we have a staffing crisis and we have also got a problem with delays in aircraft. there is so much going on but remember if you are going away, check your travel details. dani: thank you very much. the latest travel disruptions, now it is time to travel out. manus: so long as i see you next wednesday morning. this is bloomberg. ♪ psst. girl. you can do better. ok. wow. i'm right here. and you can do better, too. at least with your big name wireless carrier. with xfinity mobile, you can get unlimited for $30 per month on the nation's most reliable 5g network. they can even save you hundreds a year on your wireless bill, over t-mobile, at&t and verizon. wow. i can do better. yes, you can. i can do better, too. break free from the big three and switch to xfinity mobile. dani: -- anna: good morning.

easyjet has cancelled thousands of summer flights, but insists most customers have been rebooked for the same day. we've done everything within our control in order to be able to ensure there's resilience built within the system. now there may be other things happen like air traffic control delays or airport infrastructure. and what we need to do there is make sure whenever there are any interruptions to the normal service, that we've got as much information that we can pass to customers. aviation businesses say they're working together to make things go as smoothly as possible, but no—one can guarantee the summer will be entirely turbulence free. katie austin, bbc news. we are tracking the travel experience is a view, hundreds of holiday—makers, so if you've got a holiday—makers, so if you've got a holiday planned and you want to be one of our travel watches, go to the website and we will tell your story. train drivers made rail companies will strike on the 30th ofjuly over pay and conditions, the union aslef has just announced. yesterday members of the rmt union announced a 2

carriers such as ryanair and easyjet, a national rail strike in france mirroring what we see in the united kingdom. the common denominator is paid, workers feeling their wages are eroded by inflation. workers in the sector want to see that they are fairly compensated against a backdrop of booming demand. to add to this, we have received a number of capacity cut announcements from airlines and airports alike. schiphol in amsterdam this summer will see capacity reduced by 20%. for gatwick and british airways the drops will be 11% and 10% respectively. a number of workers left the industry during the pandemic and are reluctant to return to such a volatile sector. tom: what are the medium-term implications for us, the traveler, and for the industry as well. laura: in the medium-term, flight cancellations compared to june 2019, italy is a notable laggard, cancellations up 442%. the united states is in outperformer, cancellations up just 22% for the period. disruption is less pronounced in the united states compared to europe. the key question is where will demand fall after the key summer month

easyjet also has been. ., . simon air sounds great. easyjet also has been. . . . , , has been. cancelflight. -- has been full stick to — has been. cancelflight. -- has been full stick to cancel _ has been. cancelflight. -- has been full stick to cancel flights. _ full stick to cancel flights. easyjet has said they will offer 10% more flights than in 2019. they do not have the resources for it. it has been a tough time for aviation. in the last few minutes that we had just heard, manchester airport group lost £10 per second during the last financial year. that is due to the covid restrictions, one third of the normal passengers. easyjet in all sorts of trouble at gatwick. they have been cancelling flights. we may get some news from them today about future cancellations as well. i hate to be the voice of travel doom that we are also waiting to hear what strike action might be taken by 700 passenger service agents here at heathrow. they voted overwhelmingly to strike, they voted for british airways. it could affect the busiest weekend of the year so far, friday the 22nd and sat

or indeed from gatwick on easyjet or indeed from gatwick on easyjet or indeed from gatwick on british airways, whether they have cancelled three or four flights already this morning. easyjet writer to now was supposed to be going to malaga on a flight leaving this second, and roma on british airways, cancelled at late notice, people told me yesterday, i understand, but those. gatwick is looking shaky, but that is not necessarily the fault of the airport. but it is the airline simply not having the resources in place. would you believe covid has come back to haunt us, as the bbc has been reporting, with lots more cases of covid, and that is hitting staff numbers, notjust in the uk, but looked tense and making loads of cancellations in germany to and from the uk because of their staff are calling in sick. i have a dozen flights, would you believe, over the summer. i'm pretty confident that those will go ahead. but crucially i know what my rights are if anything is cancelled and that is to get a replacement flight on the same day if there is anything available that will take me there at

easyjet has said... mark and caroline are now looking for another way to celebrate his big birthday. fiona lamdin, bbc news. our hearts go out to them. heathrow airport has told airlines to stop selling summer tickets as it struggles to cope with demand. let's get the latest with the independent�*s travel correspondent, simon calder. first of all, let's talk about heathrow and go on to the case we had just been hearing about. restrictions at heathrow, what might it mean for travellers? it is it mean for travellers? it is extraordinary. _ it mean for travellers? it is extraordinary. we - it mean for travellers? it is extraordinary. we have - it mean for travellers? it 3 extraordinary. we have heard heathrow airport from effectively now until the 11th of september once a maximum of 100,000 passengers per day departing. it sounds like a big number, indeed it is. it is actually much fewer people than at the pre—pandemic levels. heathrow airport says they reckon there are about 104,000 seats going to be l

easyjet says 70% of affected customers have been rebooked for the same day. the airline insists it now has enough staff and it has boosted numbers working in its contact centres. can you guarantee we won't see more cancellations? i think what we can guarantee is we have done everything within our control in order to be able to ensure there is resilience built within the system. there may be other things happening like air traffic control delays or airport infrastructure. what we need to do there is make sure whenever there are interruptions to the normal service that we have as much information that we can pass to customers. did easyjetjust failed to prepare for a bumper summer? no, i think that with the information we had at the time, with the capacity we were planning, i think we took all of the steps necessary to do that. as soon as we knew there was strain on the system, we built that resilience up. the government has said it has done to do what it can to help, including giving airlines a short window to hand back flight slots which british airways used t

a union representing easyjet pilots based in spain says its members will go on strike for nine days in august. they're demanding that the airline reestablishes pilots' working conditions from before the coronavirus pandemic and offers a new multi—year contract deal. a seperate strike by cabin crew this weekend was called off after an agreement on salary was reached. meanwhile scientists say the record temperatures in the uk last week would not have happened without man—made climate change. a global team that includes experts from imperial college london and the met office has been running complex weather models in recent days to establish the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions made the heatwave worse. the hot weather of early last week was unprecedented, with high temperatures recorded across much of the uk. 40 degrees celsius was felt here for the very first time. our transport network creaked, and the heat combined with dry weather to lower water levels and create conditions forfires to spread. for a long time, it's been clear that global warming makes heatwaves more freque

easyjet has said... mark and caroline are now looking for another way to celebrate his big birthday. fiona lamdin, bbc news. very bad luck for them. now, a very busy day at westminster. penny mordaunt has just thrown her hat into the ring as a contender for tory party leader and prime minister. the prime minister at the moment is facing prime minister's questions and let's go now to politics life. let's welcome viewers from bbc news channel and introduce our guests for this part of the programme, leading up this part of the programme, leading up to prime minister's questions. no doubt people will be filing into the chamber. we have helen whately, margaret hodge, tony danko from the cbi, and alsojoining us here at the end and very welcome, too, chris mason, the political editorfrom the bbc. mason, the political editor from the bbc. �* , ., ~ ., bbc. anything we need to know? prime minister's questions _ bbc. anything we need to know? prime minister's questions it _ bbc. anything we need to know? prime m