July 8, 2024, 1:16 PM A busy arrivals hall in Terminal 2 as the airport comes under pressure from cancelled flights and staff shortages. (file photo). Photo: Alamy Thousands of holidaymakers were left stranded after London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports were hit by dozens of cancelled flights today. According to reports, both EasyJet at London … Read more
Are you affected? Email emily.davies@mailonline.co.uk Thousands of holidaymakers faced massive travel disruption this morning after dozens of flights were cancelled at London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports. Two of the UK’s busiest airports are in chaos today after EasyJet grounded 32 flights at Gatwick. British Airways has also cancelled the same number of flights from Heathrow. … Read more
Were YOU on board? Send an email to chris.matthews@mailonline.co.uk An EasyJet flight to Tenerife, packed with rowdy British twenty-somethings, was forced to turn around and land at Gatwick this morning after a hydraulic failure occurred in mid-air. EasyJet flight U28033, carrying 244 passengers, screamed the emergency code 7700 as it flew over France. Passenger Brian … Read more
Image source, Kim Renyard Image caption, Kim Renyard said she was not fully reimbursed by the parking company she used Article information Author, Clodagh Stenson Role, BBC South Investigations 5 hours ago Holidaymakers say they have lost hundreds of pounds after using two parking companies offering meet-and-greet services at Gatwick, the UK’s second-largest airport. A … Read more
Were you on the flight? If so, email rory.tingle@mailonline.co.uk Boris Johnson’s father Stanley has criticised authorities for not letting him off a diverted plane when it landed at Heathrow, causing the entire flight to be cancelled. The writer, 83, was on board BA2641 from Malaga to London Gatwick on Friday when the plane was diverted … Read more
By Alesia Fiddler and Piriyanga Thirunimalan 19:08 Jun 29, 2024, updated 19:57 Jun 29, 2024 Stranded holidaymakers have attacked the ‘disgusting’ service after Gatwick Airport suspended all flights yesterday afternoon. Passengers faced massive delays, last-minute diversions to other London airports and missed connections after a British Airways Boeing 777 flight was forced to make an … Read more
IS YOUR holiday affected? Email eirian.prosser@dailymail.co.uk All flights at Gatwick Airport were temporarily suspended this afternoon after a British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency stop on the runway. The Boeing 777 blocked all other flights trying to take off on the runway, causing chaos for thousands of British holidaymakers. Video footage from … Read more
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s travel email A four-year-old boy and his mother took easyJet flight 1586 from Southampton to Geneva for a week’s holiday in the Alps. On December 17, 2023, shortly after 6 p.m., they passed through Swiss passport control. Which … Read more