British airlines and airports prepare for summer holidays

Manchester Airport saw record numbers of travellers last month, and there was also widespread disruption after a power cut in the early hours of June 23. Photo: Mark Waugh/The Guardian

It's time. Summer vacation is here, and that sunny getaway booked in January is suddenly just around the corner. But as the first travel chaos stories of the season make headlines-a power outage here, a luggage meltdown there-clouds of anxiety can gather over daydreams of beach bliss.

In the rush to get abroad after the pandemic, the airline and travel industry discovered more and more things that could go wrong. ...