British Airways is to cancel around 10,300 flights from the start of August to the end of October in the latest cuts to its summer 2022 schedule.
The move comes just days after BA decided to cut hundreds of flights due to depart in July from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports due to ongoing staffing issues.
The cut of another 10,300 flights will all be short-haul services, with long-haul routes unaffected. This latest round of cancellations means BA has now cut its summer 2022 capacity by 13 per cent.
“The whole aviation industry continues to face significant challenges and we're completely focussed on building resilience into our operation to give customers the certainty they deserve,” said a BA spokesperson.
“The government recently decided to give the whole industry slot alleviation to minimise potential disruption this summer. While taking further action is not where we wanted to be, it's the right thing to do for our customers and our colleagues.
“This new flexibility means that we can further reduce our schedule and consolidate some of our quieter services so that we can protect as many of our holiday flights as possible.
“While most of our flights are unaffected and the majority of customers will get away as planned, we don't underestimate the impact this will have and we're doing everything we can to get their travel plans back on track.
“We're in touch to apologise and offer rebooking options for new flights with us or another airline as soon as possible or issue a full refund.”