EasyJet announces that it will cancel more flights during the summer holidays

• Tourism EasyJet foresees the cancellation of 240 flights during the next 10 days

The British airline of cheap flights

has announced this Monday its plans to carry out more flight cuts during this summer.

The low-cost company had previously indicated that between the next months of July and September it would operate around 97% of its services compared to the levels registered before the pandemic, although it has now clarified that the percentage will be

.

EasyJet has made the announcement after Britain's Gatwick airport and Amsterdam's Schiphol airport revealed they will limit services and passenger numbers.

The airline has also revealed that there will be

at other airports throughout its network, without specifying how many will be affected, but has assured that it will notify affected passengers in time and offer them the possibility of

The cancellations of the services are due, as explained by the company, to recent operational problems, including the shortage of ground personnel as well as delays in air traffic controls.

EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren has said he hopes the airline will be able to "re-accommodate" passengers who will be affected by the suspensions.

She has also apologized that the company has "failed to provide the service" that customers have come to expect from her.

EasyJet also notes that there will be a "cost impact" from the alterations, not taking into account that fuel will "exceed" previous guidelines.

"We believe this capacity and cost impact is something exceptional this summer," he added.

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