LONDON 

British holidaymakers have continued to suffer summer blues in July as airlines and airports are undergoing cancelations and chaos.

British Airways have already announced a 10% reduction in flights between March and October, which is around 80,000 flights.

The airline's staff at Heathrow voted to strike after the airline refused to roll back a 10% pay cut introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Both RyanAir and EasyJet have also been hit by strike action by staff in Spain, a popular summer holiday destination for British holidaymakers.

Other flights are being canceled at short notice.

The airlines blame staff shortages, with Brexit being cited as a major reason.

“The pool of people is smaller, it’s just maths. We have had to turn down a huge number of EU nationals because of Brexit,” EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren told the Independent.

British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps released a 22-point action plan to deal with the crisis, but his plan was branded as disappointing by the industry as critics alleged it was simply a rehashing of previous statements.

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said: “Brits have been facing weeks of travel disruption, and this Conservative government have been missing in action.

“These reannounced half-measures will do little to clear the huge delays in security checks and tackle the chronic low pay holding the industry back.”