How Etihad and Emirates spared the UAE summer travel chaos – The National

How Etihad and Emirates spared the UAE summer travel chaos – The National

Users of Etihad's website currently see a banner asking travellers to arrive at Abu Dhabi International airport earlier between June 29 to July 31, due to the airline "expecting to welcome a large number of guests". It is a normal request for an airline to make during the summer months, and a welcome sign that demand for air travel is picking up after the pandemic.

Regrettably, many airports around the world are issuing far more dramatic warnings to travellers this season. A lack of planning after the pandemic, particularly the inability to hire and re-hire staff, is causing logjams in Europe. Cancellations represent 11 per cent of British Airways's schedule between May and October. The flagship German carrier Lufthansa has cancelled nearly 3,000 flights. Ireland has even put its army on standby to help with security at Dublin Airport, as one of the country's biggest airlines, Aer Lingus, cancelled a raft of flights last Sunday and Wednesday.