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More flights have been cancelled today, as the aviation industry struggles to cope with the rise in demand for travel amid a severe staffing shortage.
PA Media has the details:
After cancelling dozens of flights over the weekend, easyJet scrapped a further 26 due to arrive at or depart from Gatwick on Monday.
These included from destinations such as Bilbao, Madrid and Seville in Spain, Milan and Palermo in Italy, Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland, and Malta.
