Pandemonium at the airport

Thinking of taking a plane somewhere this summer? Anywhere? Good luck.

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A departure hall at Schiphol airport the day after a KLM luggage handler strike in April. Photographer: Ramon van Flymen/AFP/Getty Images Taking a plane somewhere this summer? Anywhere? Good luck — especially if you're flying through Europe. From London to Amsterdam to Berlin, chaotic scenes are playing out at airports as the fine-tuned interplay between check-in desks, security personnel and baggage handlers unravels. While Asia's travel industry is still navigating Covid-19 and the US suffers from a shortage of pilots, ticket pricing and cancellation data show Europe is where the turmoil has converged to inflict maximum pain on consumers. Read The Big Take.

From today's story "The airports are just folding, stopping." — Tim Clark President of Emirates

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