BA holiday warning for Brits flying from Gatwick and Heathrow Airport

BRITS travelling with British Airways are being told to drop their suitcases off the night BEFORE their flight to avoid the chaos.

Passengers flying from London Gatwick or Terminal 5 at London Heathrow are being urged to check their bags early.

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According to the Mirror, passengers were given the advice via email, with the airline adding: “We want to do everything we can to help you avoid spending your time queuing.”

British Airways has been forced to reduce its flight schedule in recent months, to try and avoid cancellations at short notice.

Last month, the airline confirmed that 16,000 flights would be axed between March and October.

They have also cancelled UK flights to Miami, Hong Kong and Tokyo throughout the summer, with plans to scrap the routes for at least four months.

But BA aren’t the only airline to offer a pre-flight bag service due to the recent travel chaos.

TUI has told passengers to drop off their bags the day before at some airports, for any Brits who are staying over before their flight.

Thousands of Brits faced huge queues, cancelled flights and missed holidays due to the problems across the UK over the weekend.

Both TUI and easyJet were forced to cancel hundreds of flights between them.

TUI has since asked passengers not to arrive too early at the airport to prevent huge queues.

And easyJet confirmed that more than 200 flights will be cancelled over the next 10 days – just days after an IT glitch grounded hundreds of flights.

Passengers compared Bristol Airport to a “zoo” this weekend while those in Manchester reportedly waited four hours for a pilot to show up.

One person tweeted: “Bristol Zoo, sorry airport, was the same for the Mrs on Friday. She made her flight only because it was delayed.

Another wrote: “Arrived at Bristol airport at 11AM for our 2PM flight to Gran Canaria to find out it has been delayed for seven hours. Not scheduled to leave until 20.55.”

Here is how much you are owed in compensation if your flight is delayed or cancelled.

And an airline worker has revealed the three things you should do if your flight gets cancelled.

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