People should get automatic refunds for cancelled holidays, says Grant Shapps

Transport secretary says he wants scheme similar to delay repay, as he rules out sending in army amid half-term travel chaos

Travellers should get automatic reimbursement for cancelled foreign holidays like the delay repay scheme for trains, the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has said.

Shapps ruled out sending in the armed forces to help process holidaymakers after scenes of travel chaos over the half-term break, saying it was up to airlines and airports themselves to hire and train more staff. He said there should be a campaign to attract people to the sector and make sure that people are properly paid".