The Czech Republic has dropped all Covid-19 measures for international arrivals, regardless of vaccination status.

As of 9 April, travellers to Prague and the rest of the nation no longer need to produce proof of vaccination or pre-departure testing, nor fill in arrival forms. The post-arrival test for unvaccinated visitors has also been annulled.

It joins a pack of 15 restriction-free destinations in Europe that have dropped any remaining Covid-related entry rules.

The group includes Sweden and Latvia, which also dropped their testing and quarantine requirements this month, as well as Iceland and Denmark.

Read the full list of low-maintenance, short-haul travel destinations here:

As many European airports struggling with increased delays due to staffing shortages in recent weeks, new data analysis suggests Heathrow could be the continent’s most stressful aviation hub.

Legacy Communications analysed Europe’s busiest airports, using more than 10,000 passenger reviews, 2,500 tweets and hours of flight data to gauge which airports are likely to cause the biggest headache.

Heathrow was in at number two, followed by Dublin Airport.

Manchester airport, which just saw its managing director step down over staffing issues, came in third place.

Hundreds more flights were cancelled across the US over the weekend amid severe weather in Florida.

JetBlue and Spirit were among the airlines worst hit by the disruptions.

The two carriers’ cancellations totalled more than 300 on Saturday and 254 on Sunday.

Meanwhile, JetBlue president Joanna Geraghty sent a memo to staff apologising for the operational problems.

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The Independent’s illustrious travel correspondent, Simon Calder, has been hard at work answering another batch readers’ most pressing travel questions amid widescale disruption at UK airports this Easter.

See his full Q&A session for the latest on whether you’re due compensation if your flight is cancelled; how to handle a missing baggage claim; and how long savvy passengers should arrive before their flight:

As Heathrow celebrates its busiest month since the start of the pandemic, flight aviation analytics firm Cirium has revealed that the airport is on track to reach 2,277 departures this Easter – nearly 86 per cent of Easter 2019 levels.

The largest airlines from Heathrow this Easter are scheduled to be British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and American Airlines.

In March 2022, there were 13,741 departures from London Heathrow – the highest number since March 2020, when 16,069 flights departed the airport.

Flights are scheduled to rise a further 24 per cent this month, with 17,040 take-offs scheduled for April.

British travellers who need a new passport are being urged to apply now ahead of the summer holidays.

A backlog of applications means wait times may be double the standard length, holidaymakers have been warned.

The passport office expects applications for renewals and brand new travel documents to soar in the coming months, meaning travellers could end up waiting 10 rather than five weeks to receive their passport.

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Another day, another 100-plus cancellations of flights to and from the UK.

Passengers attempting to jet off on their Easter holidays are encountering widespread flight cancellations, at airports across the UK.

Once again British Airways and easyJet have grounded at least 100 services between them. Their main bases, London Heathrow and London Gatwick, are worst affected.

Read our full list of the flights that are cancelled so far today at Heathrow by BA and at Gatwick by easyJet:

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David Pauritsch, the founder of YouTube channel Simply Aviation, has shared video of a long security queue stretching the length of the terminal at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport.

“Security line at Stockholm Arlanda Airport right now… With demand for flights surging , the next few weeks will be challenging for the nerves of travelers everywhere,” he captioned the video.

He also followed up with a tip for how to beat the queues: “Friend of mine based here in Stockholm told me Amex Platinum card holders can use the priority lane at a different security checkpoint. Let’s hope that works!”

The Civil Aviation Authority, which issued a letter to airlines yesterday, has taken action too late for Easter holidaymakers, says Rory Boland, Editor of Which? Travel.

The letter, signed by chief executive Richard Moriarty, served as a warnings to airlines and airports currently experiencing disruption, reminding them of “the CAA’s expectation that airlines and airports will work closely together to manage the resourcing challenges, whatever the cause, to ensure that the required capacity levels are achieved, and disruption is kept to a minimum”.

“Unfortunately, this intervention comes too late and may make little difference for the tens of thousands of would-be passengers whose flights are being cancelled at short notice,” said Mr Boland.

“Some airlines have left themselves woefully understaffed to cope with the rebound in travel and it is unfair that individuals and families are made to pay the price with lost holidays and money wasted on travel and other expenses at airports.

“Travellers are enduring yet another holiday season in which their legal rights are being ignored by their airlines. We know that some carriers are failing to tell people about their rights around rerouting and compensation, and this reinforces why the regulator must be given stronger powers so it can take effective action when rules have been broken.”