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Added on the 04/07/2022 17:42:06 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Airports across Europe have been facing travel chaos, a lack of staff and an increase in passengers that have lead to long delays.
Here's why you shouldn’t arrive too early for your flight, and more expert advice to beat airport queues.
A baggage system failure at Heathrow Airport Friday caused a huge backlog of luggage, with passengers complaining of long delays.
The French government has announced that non-vaccinated French citizens returning from either Portugal or Spain will have to show a negative PCR test result that is less than 24 hours-old, in order to board a plane back to France. This is causing long lines at airports as people rushed to get home from their holiday.
After an alarming outbreak of a mutant coronavirus, multiple countries have canceled flights from the United Kingdom. According to Business Insider, the move was prompted by fears around the new variant of COVID-19. The mutant coronavirus is believed to be up to 70% more transmissible than the original strain. In order to stop its spread, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that London and surrounding areas would suddenly be plunged into lockdown. Dutch authorities confirmed at least one case of this COVID-19 variant had reached the Netherlands. Flights from the UK to The Netherlands are canceled until January 1st, as are those to Belgium. On Sunday afternoon, Italian foreign minister Luigi di Maio said that the government would be suspending all travel from the UK.