Over 280,000 passengers who had intended to travel with the British Airways are currently stranded, even as airfare has skyrocketed by 2,200%.
The CNN reports that this was caused by the ongoing strike embarked upon by the pilots of the airline.
The situation has left the UK “isolated amid sold-out routes and stratospherically priced flights,” CNN said. Quoting an expert, CNN noted that while air ticket prices are typically fluid and increment during periods of heavy demand are not uncommon, the level of increase seen during this ongoing strike is particularly extreme.
A return flight this week from London to Nice, in the South of France, costs as much as £1,272 for the less-than-two-hour journey.“The £1,272 bill was the price offered on Monday morning for an easyJet flight departing London Gatwick Monday evening, and returning Wednesday morning.Those fares — which did not include seat assignments, checked baggage, or any food or drink — had sold out by 3 p.m. Monday.
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