Serial flight cancellation: the days when you should not book your ticket

Did you plan to fly to your vacation spot this summer? The current situation, in this case, is probably cause for concern. Due to significant staff shortages but also numerous strike calls, the airline sector has no choice but to cancel many flights. And this even as the traffic “explodes”, observes BFMTV. After several summers sacrificed on the altar of health restrictions, French holidaymakers are in fact longing for a change of scenery. In 2022, Spain and Portugal are at the top of the favorite foreign destinations, reports TF1 on its site.

All in all, continues BFM, 25,000 flight cancellations are already planned for the month of August alone. Almost half are concentrated in Europe. Several companies are targeted. Turkish Airlines, for example, canceled 4,408 flights, but we must also mention British Airways, which chose to cancel 3,600 flights. Let’s also not forget easyJet (-2,045), Lufthansa (-1,888) or Wizz Air (-1,256). In the coming days, a significant number of transports may not take off.

A particularly important strike movement affects the flights of the company Transavia, a low-cost subsidiary of Air France. The latter risks causing a large number of flight cancellations on Friday July 15 and Saturday July 16, 2022, indicates L’Internaute on its site. All in all, 25 to 30% of the transport planned for this weekend could end up canceled or postponed, notes L’Internaute.

“Unhappy in travel, happy in finance”, recalls however 20 minutes on its site. Because it is, in fact, possible to be reimbursed. In theory, it is even up to the airline to initiate the process and offer a refund or a new boarding. In practice, it is usually necessary to contact customer service yourself.