yes, let's go for the hotpots, gatwick airport _ across europe. yes, let's go for the hotpots, gatwick airport once - across europe. yes, let's go for the i hotpots, gatwick airport once again seen lots of cancellations today on what should be the first weekend, the first one for three years, of course, and we have seen how wafer flights cancelled by easyjet. mostly, they gave people a few days notice also from gatwick. heathrow continues to be the place where there are most cancellations, because british airways have been quietly cancelling and the next wave that we were cancelled sometime in the next week. but that will be for july and august. effectively, what the is they are trying to shrink their schedules so a certain stresses and strains, long queues, weights, delays building up, and is the place of the biggest problems, to the extent that, do not arrive and cabin baggage only, how is anyone with a flight booked over the next few months supposed to prepare? how much warning they getting? are theyjust how much warning they getting? are they

the 39.1 degrees recorded at charlwood near gatwick airport was a warning of what was to come. within an hour, another record had been set at another airport — 40.2 celsius at heathrow. by mid—afternoon, we got a new provisional heat record for the uk when coningsby in lincolnshire reached 40.3 celsius. and here was a new provisional record for scotland, too, incinerating the previous record. we've been beating records by 1.5, two degrees, and really quite an extensive region of over 35 degrees, and this is really unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area in england, so quite surprising. just look how today's temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976, it peaked just shy of 36 degrees. it was 27 years before that record was broken. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius. just three years later, and we've got today's new record. who would have thought over a0 degrees in the uk? and it isn'tjust getting hotter. years ago, temperatures would only reach peaks like this in the far south. but look how these high temperatures are moving north and west across

the 39.1 degrees recorded at charlwood near gatwick airport was a warning of what was to come. within an hour, another record had been set at another airport — 40.2 celsius at heathrow. by mid—afternoon, we got a new provisional heat record for the uk when coningsby in lincolnshire reached 40.3 celsius. and here was a new provisional record for scotland, too, incinerating the previous record. we've been beating records by 1.5, two degrees, and really quite an extensive region of over 35 degrees, and this is really unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area in england, so quite surprising. just look how today's temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976, it peaked just shy of 36 degrees. it was 27 years before that record was broken. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius. just three years later, and we've got today's new record. who would have thought over a0 degrees in the uk? and it isn'tjust getting hotter. years ago, temperatures would only reach peaks like this in the far south. but look how these high temperatures are moving north and west across

the 39,1 recorded near gatwick airport was a warning. within an hour another record, 40.2 at heathrow. by mid—afternoon, we got a new record when coningsby in lincolnshire reached 40.3 celsius. there was a new provisional record for scotland, too, we've been beating records by 1.5 and 2 degrees, and this is unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area, so quite surprising. look at today's temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976, it peaked just shy of 36 degrees. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius. just three years later, and we've got today's new record. who would have thought over a0 degrees in the uk? years ago, temperatures would only reach peaks like this in the far south. but look how the temperatures are moving north and west. the heat is getting more intense and it is spreading, and, say climate scientists, we need to prepare for more in the coming years. the first thing organisations can do is make sure their heat wave plans| are suitable and fit for purpose and they're going to work. - as individuals

airport was a warning. within an hour another record, 40.2 at heathrow. by afternoon a new record when coningsby in lincolnshire reached 40.3 celsius. there was a new provisional record for scotland too, insit rating the previous record. we insit rating the previous record. - have been beating records by 1.5 and 2 degrees. and this is unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area and quite surprising. look at today's temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976 it peaked just shy of 36 degrees. it was 27 years before that record was broken. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius. just three years later and we have got today's new record. who would have thought over 40 degrees in the uk? and it isn'tjust get being hotter, years ago temperatures would only reach peaks like this in the far south. but look how the temperatures are moving north and west. the heat is getting more intense and it is spreading. and say scientists, we need to prepare for more record temperatures in the coming years.

please come three hours before and, no more, no less. 200 miles south at gatwick airport... whose bag is this one? ..there's also been a big security recruitment push. while managers say they don't quite have everyone they need in place yet. we're doing a really respectable job for our customers. they insist things are getting better. i can't promise you that you're not going to be in a queue. what i can encourage you to think about is that that queue will dissipate very quickly. at least 90% of our customers at this present moment in time have no more than a ten—minute wait or less. but security is just one cog in the airport machine. out on the airfield, you can see some of the other teams needed for things to run smoothly. all the planes over here are being prepared to take off again. and that means refuelling them, getting the catering on board, loading the baggage, and then finally, of course, getting the passengers on. the companies lots of airlines used to do things like baggage handling, have also struggled with staff shortages. gatwick capped flight numbers to ens

gatwick airport is planning to reduce the number of flights injuly and august. so if you are flying this summer, how worried should you be? i have to be absolutely honest and say that going intojuly and august i have never seen quite this scale of disruption in any previous summer. it is all to do with the lack of resilience in aviation, to get you and hopefully your luggage off the ground and safely to your destination requires dozens of aviation professionals being in the right place at the right time and all getting theirjobs done. and a lot of those people have wandered away from the aviation industry, which is why we are so stretched right now. and the description isn�*t only affecting flight leaving the uk. there have already been strikes by cabin crew, baggage handlers and check—in staff across europe. in spain, portugal, italy, belgium and france and more are scheduled for this weekend in france and spain. so has all this disruption affected our confidence in the industry and the number of people blocking flight? the appetitive travel is still very s

the 39.1 degrees reported in chelwood near gatwick airport was a warning of things to come. heat builds during the course of the day and it certainly did that today. within an hour, another record had been set, 40.2 degrees at heathrow. by mid afternoon, collings being lincolnshire edged ahead recording a temperature of 40.3. a total of five weather stations had now recorded temperatures over 40 degrees. and there was a new record for scotland, beating the previous high set back in 2003. we beating the previous high set back in 2003. ~ ., , , ., in 2003. we have been beating records by _ in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, _ in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, 2 _ in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, 2 degrees - in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, 2 degrees and l in 2003. we have been beating - records by 1.5, 2 degrees and really quite an extensive region of over 35 degrees and this is really unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area in england, so quite surprising. broad area in england, so quite surprising-— broad area

the 39.1 degrees reported in chelwood near gatwick airport was a warning of things to come. heat builds during the course of the day and it certainly did that today. within an hour, another record had been set, a0.2 degrees at heathrow. by mid afternoon, lincolnshire edged ahead recording a temperature of a0.3. a total of five weather stations had now recorded temperatures over a0 degrees. and there was a new record for scotland, beating the previous high set back in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, 2 degrees and really quite an extensive region of over 35 degrees and this is really unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area in england, so quite surprising. just look how today�*s temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976, it peaked just shy of 36 degrees, it was 27 years before that record was broken. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius, just three years later and we have got today�*s new record. who would have thought over a0 degrees in the uk! and it is notjust getting hotter. years ago, temperatures would only reach peaks like this

gatwick airport is planning to reduce the number of flights injuly and number of flights in july and august. number of flights injuly and august. so, if you are flying this summer, how worried should you be? i have to be absolutely honest and say that going _ have to be absolutely honest and say that going intojuly and august, i have _ that going intojuly and august, i have never— that going intojuly and august, i have never seen quite this scale of disruption — have never seen quite this scale of disruption in any previous summer. of disruption in any previous summer. of course, — disruption in any previous summer. of course, it— disruption in any previous summer. of course, it is all to do with the of course, it is all to do with the lack— of course, it is all to do with the lack of— of course, it is all to do with the lack of resilience in aviation. to -et lack of resilience in aviation. to get you — lack of resilience in aviation. to get you and _ lack of resilience in aviation. to get you and your luggage off the ground _ get you and your luggage off the ground and

airports like manchester and gatwick — as well as the smaller regional airports around the uk — have been racing to recruit more staff in time for their biggest summer since covid. katy austin is at east midlands airport for us this morning. it sounds like the airports and airlines are trying to set expectations for travellers this summer. . �* , , expectations for travellers this summer. . h , ., summer. that's right. things are startina summer. that's right. things are starting to _ summer. that's right. things are starting to ramp _ summer. that's right. things are starting to ramp up _ summer. that's right. things are starting to ramp up ahead - summer. that's right. things are starting to ramp up ahead of- summer. that's right. things are starting to ramp up ahead of the| starting to ramp up ahead of the summer holidays. it looks pretty quiet behind me and that�*s because a lot of the morning flights from here have already departed. about 45 flights are expected to depart from east midlands over the course of today. during the pandemic this terminal was completely closed for

how does it look at other big airports? i have been looking at gatwick and manchester. the summer holidays are coming. demand for travel is back. but are airports and airlines ready? they are under pressure to avoid a repeat of the long queues, disruption and cancellations seen at easter and half—term. kids have been up since three o'clock in the morning and should have been on a flight at 6:40am. cancelled. just heartbroken how i was going to explain to the girls that the holiday they had spoken nothing else for for 12 months was cancelled. at manchester airport the other day, passengers told me they were worried about what they had heard. we thought it would be awful. we are about four hours early. just to make sure. just because we heard all the bad things going on so we came an hour or two earlier. i work at the airport. i can tell you there - are some problems because we are understaffed. after cutting jobs during covid, lots of aviation businesses have struggled to recruit again. good morning, welcome to manchester airport security training. here, they are tryin

gatwick airport are planning to reduce the number of flights injuly and august. so, if you are flying this summer, how worried should you be? i have to be absolutely honest and say that _ i have to be absolutely honest and say that going into july and august, i've say that going into july and august, i've never— say that going into july and august, i've never seen quite of this scale of disruption in any previous summer _ of disruption in any previous summer. of course, it is all to do summer. of course, it is all to do with— summer. of course, it is all to do with the _ summer. of course, it is all to do with the tack— summer. of course, it is all to do with the lack of resilience in aviation _ with the lack of resilience in aviation. to get you and hopefully your luggage off the ground and safety— your luggage off the ground and safety to— your luggage off the ground and safely to your destination requires dozens— safely to your destination requires dozens of— safely to your destination requires dozens of aviation professionals being _ dozens of a

and shortcomings at airports when you are an airline. is the pressure now on the ceo, johan lundgren, to assist the next few months?— lundgren, to assist the next few months? there is not 'ust ressure few months? there is not 'ust pressure on johan * few months? there is notjust pressure on johan lundgren i few months? there is notjust i pressure on johan lundgren but pressure onjohan lundgren but other ceos as well. peter bellew was one of the most experienced people in the airline industry which was why they ought him in the first place and the issue with ryanair went to the courts, it became a bit of legal argy—bargy but someone had to carry the can and in this instance it was peter bellew, who was not in popular with airline unions, particularly with easyjet and the pilots union who have complained about a lack of leadership but this is an admission from easyjet that they have their own issues internally to deal with, not just all about the airports and government restrictions this summer but the pressure is definitely onjohan lu

. >> yes, the airports including gatwick, and also amsterdam, they enforced caps on passenger numbers and flights last month. heathrow is following on. we have seen the biggest carrier at heathrow, british airways, paring their flights this summer. they have cut about 13% of their scheduled flights this summer. we are seeing a wide issue across the travel industry where airlines and airports are cutting capacity because they aren't quite sure they have the staffing to operate those flights and they are trying to prevent last-minute cancellations. tom: this may well not be the last. thank you for walking us through that announcement from heathrow trying to address the challenges. let's stay on the travel story. joining me now is the president of the british airline pilots association. thank you for joining us this morning. what is your assessment of the current state in terms of the ability for pilots to get back to work and the need for airlines to address the concerns of pilots at this point? >> the industry is clearly still suffering from the ramp up. we were quite clear with the go

, _ get you on your way. 200 miles south at gatwick, security i south at gatwick, security officers have seen the airport go from empty to busy in a matter of months.- go from empty to busy in a matter of months. now there is enou:h matter of months. now there is enough passengers _ matter of months. now there is enough passengers travelling i enough passengers travelling and there is no restrictions in places and it's a challenging time for us and for everyone. there has been a big recruit pushchair as well. bupesh was made redundant at the height of the pandemic but is now back. it took awhile to my airport pass,it it took awhile to my airport pass, it started in march but the process is quite seamless. while gatwick managers say they don't have everyone they need in place yet... we're doing a respectable job. in place yet. .. we're doing a respectable job.— respectable “ob. they insist thin . s respectable “ob. they insist things _ respectable job. they insist things are getting - respectable job. they insist things are getting better. i | things are getting better. i can't prom

the affected flights are to orfrom heathrow, gatwick and london city airport in august, september and october, and bring the total number of flights that british airways has now cut from its april to october scheduled to nearly 30,000. many aviation businesses are struggling with staff shortages, just as demand for travel rebounds after covid rules were eased. we have seen disruption at airports and lots of airlines have already cancelled flights. this latest wave of advanced cancellations by british airways comes after the uk government gave airlines a short window to hand back flight slots without the usual penalty. the point of that was to try and make schedules more reliable, so that the flights that are running, run less of a risk of last—minute disruption or cancellation, so british airways says it is consolidating some of its quieter services, to protect as many holiday flights as possible. it says it is contacting affected customers, to offer them rebooking options or refunds. n. , to offer them rebooking options or refunds. , . . , ~ , refunds. many thanks, katy austin, our

but what we've seen in certain airports, you just mentioned amsterdam, schiphol as well as london's gatwick and heathrow. so what's happened there is that the airports are scrapping flights as you know, and they're also limiting passenger numbers during the peak of the travel season. also another statistic for you nearly 2000 flights from major continental european airports were cancelled, and that was during one week in june. so do you support these moves of, of limiting passenger numbers, and will they help mitigate some of the chaos that's going on? they'll definitely help mitigate some of the problems that people have been incurring. i think they will give greater certainty to customers as to the, the nature of the disruption that they may face. in fact, i expect most people will be able to get away on their flights as normal. again, putting it into context, you know, in 2019, for the 1st 5 months of that here, january through to may, 1 percent of flights were cancelled in the u. k. for the 1st 5 months of this year was 1.6 percent. so we have had fly cancellations in the past. i think

every part of the airport infrastructure is a pinch point at the moment, and that's why airports like heathrow and gatwick are asking airlines to cap the number of flights they're flying each day. so on top of the government's slot rule being changed in this window until friday for airlines to hand back their slots, plus the airport's asking for caps, then you're seeing a lot of flights cancelled over the next few days. it's going to be a very stressful period for all of us who've got flights booked. the last thing you want is that email coming through from the airline cancelling the flight. of course it's worth bearing mind, over 90% of flights will still be operating as normal. but for those of us on the other 5—10% that are cancelled over the next eight weeks, it's going to be a pretty grim time. the former conservative deputy chief whip, chris pincher, who stepped down when sexual misconduct claims were made against him, has said 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

this is a small village in surrey, it is in the shadow of gatwick airport. it is about a mile and a half from where i'm standing. this is a village where very few claims to fame. but forjust a few hours this morning, it won a place in the record books. it was the place with the hottest temperature ever recorded in the uk. that was 39.1 degrees celsius. 102.3 fahrenheit. that surpasses the previous highest injuly 2019. now, i understand that in the last few minutes that temperature has been surpassed at heathrow, with the mercury pushing through the a0 degree mark. but this village doesn't give up its record easily. i understand that the hottest part of the day here traditionally has been between 3 and a in the afternoon. it is not inconceivable the temperature will rise further and may push through the a0 degree mark. some forecasters say the temperature may reach as high as a1 degrees. thank reach as high as 41 degrees. thank ou. now reach as high as 41 degrees. thank yon now let's _ reach as high as 41 degrees. thank you. now let's cross _ reach as high as

every part of the airport infrastructure as a pinch point at the moment and that's why airports like heathrow and gatwick are asking airlines to cap the number of flights they are flying each day so, on top of the government's slot rules being changed the airlines to hand back their slots, changed the airlines to hand back theirslots, plus changed the airlines to hand back their slots, plus the airports asking for caps, then you are seeing asking for caps, then you are seeing a lot of flights cancelled over the next few days, it will be a very stressful period for all of us who have flights booked, the last thing you want is that e—mail coming through cancelling a flight. over 90% of flights will still be operating as normal but for those of us on the other 5—io% there are cancelled over the next eight weeks it will be a pretty grim time. thank ou for it will be a pretty grim time. thank you for our— it will be a pretty grim time. thank you for our analysis. _ a parliamentary watchdog is to examine allegations of sexual misconduct by the former conservative deputy chief whip, c

gatwick airport is where they are looking for the most significant issue. but bearin for the most significant issue. but bear in mind the vast majority of people are going to get where they need to be. they might have a few delays. people coming in from roads, from alitalia overnight, they will be watching this blearily because they were two or three hours late. your information is always up—to—date. when people listen to you and other experts at a hearing about proms at the various airports, using signs, yet, people literally saying i am worried about that airport, i will try this one instead. do you think people assigned to make those judgements, albeit, as you quite rightly point out, most people, most of the time, are getting away on time? i out, most people, most of the time, are getting away on time?— are getting away on time? i think the are. are getting away on time? i think they are- if _ are getting away on time? i think they are- if you — are getting away on time? i think they are. if you were _ are getting away on time? i think they are.

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 to peeple in the — these long plan getaways. you talk to people in the earth _ these long plan getaways. you talk to people in the earth around - these long plan getaways. you talk to people in the earth around the l to people in the earth around the time, people very close to school holidays, people are very worried and anxious. what's your assessment, what do you hear insiders about how they feel it's going to pan out? we know a lot of it was just

we've also had announcements of capacity cuts at airports and airlines, amsterdam airport, a reduction of 20% during the summer period, and at gatwick it is 11%. according to data, airline worldwide employment was 2.9 million at the end of 2019 and it is only projected to reach $2.7 million -- 2.7 million by the end of 2022. many workers have left the industry and found jobs elsewhere and are reluctant to return to a volatile sector. manus: certainly we are seeing that everywhere. when you walk up to the airports, there are long queues. the consequences, what is the very short-term impact as they take capacity out and what is the medium term outlook. john: short-term, -- laura: short-term, cancellations. you can see my board, cancellations for june compared to 2019. italy is a laggard with flight cancellations up 442%. the united states is in outperformer compared to europe with the least flight cancellations, illustrating the disruption picture is less pronounced to there. in the medium-term, the key question is where will demand fall after the peak summer season given the pressures a

the cancellations affect london heathrow, gatwick and city airports. ba apologised and said it was trying to protect as much holiday travel as possible. 60,000 residents in new south wales have been told to prepare for evacuation as heavy rain may cause more flash flooding in australia. overall, the heavy rain has started to ease, and more than 30,000 people have been allowed to go back into homes to assess damage. some places in sydney had about eight months of rain in four days, causing cars and homes to be submerged. a man charged with killing seven people in a shooting at an independence day parade in chicago has confessed to police that he had contemplated a second shooting on the same day in wisconsin. 21—year—old robert crimo has also admitted to firing at the crowd in highland park chicago on the ath ofjuly, which left seven people dead and dozens wounded. the queen has worn many beautiful dresses during her 70—year reign but one dress remains very special — the one she wore on the day of her coronation. now as part of the platinum jubi

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 months given the pressures on cost-of-living crisis? we have seen share prices significantly under pressure the last 12 months. tom: thank you for breaking that down for us, the worries within the travel sector. the markets in europe just paring earlier gains, .5%. futures stateside .2 losses of .7%. surveillance: early edition is up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ psst. girl. you can do better. ok. wow. i'm right here. and you can do better, too. at le

airports like manchester and gatwick — as well as the smaller regional airports around the uk, have been racing to recruit more staff in time for their biggest summer since covid. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin is at east midlands airport. things are starting to ramp up ahead of the summer holidays. it looks pretty quiet behind me and that's because a lot of the morning flights from here have already departed. about 45 flights are expected to depart from east midlands over the course of today. during the pandemic, this terminal was completely closed for nine months in total, and even when it was open it was really quiet. we are talking about 1,500 passengers a day. compare that to about 14,000 — 15,000 passengers per day now. that is nowhere near pre—covid levels. 0verjuly and august they expect 1.3 million people to use this airport for those summer holidays. preparing for that ramp up to something approaching the levels of traffic we are used to seeing has been a challenge for lots of airports because lots ofjobs were cut during the pandemic and they have found it hard to

are smaller, they haven't been as badly impacted by the resource issues we have seen at heathrow and gatwick, and secondly, they kept a lot more staff during the pandemic, they have managed to keep them flying, they didn't furlough as many people, so they were more resilient, and they —— their bounceback has been quicker, they have been able to get back into the sky after the third or fourth reopening of borders, so it's been a success story for them and i have no doubt the ceo will tell us that this morning. ceo will tell us that this morning-— ceo will tell us that this morninu. �* , ., morning. are they able to then benefit from _ morning. are they able to then benefit from the _ morning. are they able to then benefit from the disruption - benefit from the disruption other airlines are facing because of flights are cancelled and they shop around to find an alternative end of errors increased demand, presumably ryanair could be presumably rya nair could be charging presumably ryanair could be charging more forflights presumably ryanair could be charging more for flights on its flig

if we say to heathrow, we are trying to look at other airports, whether it be gatwick or stansted, or other points, but even these airfields have their own problems. but we are going to work with heathrow, and i'm sure they will accommodate us without taking the draconian messes delete macro measures they'd suggested. it's vital we do this because the travelling public must come first with regard to the flights and everything they have booked and paid for. the school holidays are coming up for. the school holidays are coming up in the uk, we have flights into our indian ocean operations like the seychelles, south africa, places like that and we cannot afford to let people down at all. we will engage with heathrow and we will get it sorted within the next week, or two, hopefully. 5ir it sorted within the next week, or two, hopefully-— two, hopefully. sir tim clark, president _ two, hopefully. sir tim clark, president of _ two, hopefully. sir tim clark, president of emirates - two, hopefully. sir tim clark, president of emirates airline, i two, hopefully. sir tim clark, - president of

big airports like manchester and gatwick have stepped up efforts to recruit more staff in time for their biggest summer since covid. let's speak to sean tipton from abta. if we start by looking at what impact this will have on passengers, what can people expect as they look towards the summer getaway? i think one of the saddest _ towards the summer getaway? i think one of the saddest things _ towards the summer getaway? i think one of the saddest things about - towards the summer getaway? t ii�*u “ia; one of the saddest things about the travel chaos we've seen and stories in the press is for most people one of the great joys in the press is for most people one of the greatjoys of in the press is for most people one of the great joys of a in the press is for most people one of the greatjoys of a holiday something to look forward to. not just the holiday itself. 0ur something to look forward to. not just the holiday itself. our members are reporting that they are getting customers, large numbers asking if my flight is going to be cancelled, they are really worried when in reality it is