After two solid years of pandemic-induced staycations, travel has come roaring back in Europe. But the return has come with myriad problems as airports and airlines that let employees go during the pandemic are feeling the strain of meeting the recent surge in demand
HEATHROW — The travelers’ destinations were varied: a hotly anticipated vacation in Amsterdam, a conference in Ohio, a family reunion in Austria.
But to get there, travelers at Heathrow Airport, one of Europe’s busiest, had to navigate long lines, canceled or delayed flights, and crowds.
“I’ve never been through this situation,” said Fatima Bergamaschi, who slept in a terminal at the airport Wednesday after a canceled flight to Brazil from London left her family too tired to book a hotel room. “I love travel, but nowadays, not so much.”
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