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
More than 60 easyJet flights have been cancelled at the UK’s two busiest airports, leaving passengers stranded without information or a plan to get to their destination easyJet has apologised to customers((AFP via Getty Images) Dozens of cancelled flights have left large numbers of holidaymakers stranded at Heathrow and Gatwick as air traffic control delays … Read more
Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the first crew of Boeing’s Starliner, are stranded on the ISS. What happens now? ADVERTISEMENT The two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) with no return date likely have “a big smile on their faces and are happy to be there,” said former French astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy. … Read more
NASA officials said that despite an indefinite delay in their return to Earth, the Boeing Starliner crew stuck on the International Space Station due to mechanical problems with their spacecraft are not “stranded” in space. Starliner commander Butch Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams have been cooped up in the space station for weeks following their … 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
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is seen docked with the International Space Station on June 13. NASA and Boeing officials dismissed headlines Friday that the commercial Starliner crew capsule was stranded at the International Space Station. However, they said they need more time to analyze the data before formally allowing the spacecraft to undock and … Read more
SpaceX may be forced to rescue two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station after their Boeing Starliner suffered helium leaks. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams flew into space on the Starliner on June 5 and were only supposed to stay on the ISS for nine days – but problems with their ship have … Read more
After helium leaks and problems with the thrusters of Boeing’s Starliner capsule, NASA has postponed the return date of the International Space Station. On Friday, the agency announced that it no longer has a planned return date. Instead, they will continue to test the capsule, try to understand its problems and see if they can … Read more
NASA has postponed the return of two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) for the third time amid concerns the crew could be ‘stranded’. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were initially scheduled for a nine-day stay, which was postponed twice this month and is now at an undetermined date. The extended stay is intended … Read more
Liz Weir was left behind on an easyJet flight from Belfast to Edinburgh (Picture: Facebook / Liz Weir) Three easyJet passengers requiring wheelchair assistance were left stranded on the tarmac after a plane took off without them. Liz Weir, a well-known author and storyteller, was among the passengers who watched in disbelief as the plane … Read more