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’Bag of vapes’ explodes on EasyJet flight, prompting an emergency landing
An EasyJet flight descended into chaos after a suspected bag of vapes exploded with 236 passengers on board.
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Dozens of additional flights canceled at UK airports amid summer holiday travel chaos after global IT outage
More flights have continued to be cancelled this morning as a result of the IT outage which sparked chaos around the world on Friday, with people affected at Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester
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EasyJet cancellations leave Brits in 24-hour hell abroad with 'no food or water'
As easyJet has axed a spate of flights, families' summer holidays have been ruined and thrown into jeopardy - as scheduled journeys to and from various UK airports have been scrapped
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Woman has to pay £1,200 after 'TUI stop her boarding' over mark on passport
Laila said she was shocked when she paid more than £1,000 out of her savings to find that British Airways was more than happy to let her make the trip to Mexico
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Blue badge holders warned as parking rules change at major UK airports
Blue badge holders are entitled to free parking in many parts of the country, but the rules may be different at some major UK airports. Check the regulations before you travel
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Gatwick Airport evacuated as passengers forced outside with flight delay fears
Brits were evacuated from Gatwick Airport following reports that a fire alarm had gone off - passengers were forced to stay outside until the airport's fire service confirmed there was no fire
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Aslef chief blasts 'acts of bad faith' as commuters face train strike misery
Members of the Aslef union are staging fresh walkouts in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions, accusing the Government of giving up resolving the crisis
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Relief for easyJet and TUI passengers as Gatwick food strikes suspended for now
TUI and easyJet passengers flying from Gatwick Airport may no longer be impacted by industrial action which was due to begin this week but has now been suspended following negotiations
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Train strikes announced in May as drivers walk out - see full list of rail firms
Train drivers who are members of Aslef, the train drivers’ trade union, will walk out in another series of one-day strikes, coupled with a six-day overtime ban
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Vinci signs £1.27billion deal to buy majority stake in Edinburgh Airport
This deal follows similar agreement in 2019 where Vinci purchased a majority 50.01% stake in Gatwick Airport, with a consortium of investors led by Global Global Infrastructure Partners, which has owned Edinburgh Airport since 2012
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Gatwick is UK's worst airport for flight delays followed by Luton and Manchester
An investigation has revealed that departures from Gatwick Airport were nearly 27 minutes late on average in 2023
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TUI and easyJet passengers warned strikes will mean no food or drink on flights
TUI and easyJet passengers could find there is no food and drink available on flights from Gatwick in April and May as catering workers are set to strike following a dispute over shift allowances
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Major change to luggage rules at UK airports will impact Brits' summer holidays
Plans to bring in new scanners which can speed up the process of checking bags and allow passengers to bring higher volumes of liquid in hand luggage have been pushed back
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Rail passengers are warned of face fresh travel chaos as drivers strike again
Members of Aslef at 16 train operators will stage three one-day strikes across different train operating companies between April 5-8
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British Airways to offer free messaging apps on flights from next month
The airline plans to introduce the service over two weeks starting from April 3, allowing travellers to send and receive texts on apps like WhatsApp, iMessage, Facebook Messenger and Teams
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British Airways is adding a new phone freebie for passengers from next month
The airline said it will roll out the service over two weeks from April 3, enabling travellers to send and receive text on apps such as WhatsApp, iMessage, Facebook Messenger and Teams.
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Boss of 'worst airline' pockets jumbo wage rise as flyers wait for payouts
Passengers on budget airline Wizz Air have had to band together to demand compensation for delayed and cancelled flights
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Another passenger without passport manages to sneak on to flight at UK airport
A Brit got on a Norwegian Air flight at Gatwick Airport without any documentation earlier this month - he was eventually removed from the plane before it took off to Copenhagon
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Ryanair mistakenly warns passengers that UK airport has been forced to shut
Ryanair mistakenly claimed that East Midlands Airport had been forced to shut today because of air traffic control issues, leading to hundreds of passengers being affected,
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'P&O cancelled my cruise and banned me for life after I raised safety concerns'
Retired holidaymaker Steve Kidd, 66, was due to fly via Maleth Aero to Antigua for a P&O cruise later this month with wife Elaine, 62 - but after raising concerns was banned
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Brit chess prodigy who made joke about 'Taliban bombing' easyJet flight cleared
Aditya Verma, 20, who is now studying at Bath University, told his pals in a private Snapchat group: “On my way to blow up the plane, I’m a member of the Taliban”
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Wizz Air to restart flights between UK and Israel in March as losses mount
Most carriers suspended flights to Israel in October following the start of the country's conflict with Hamas
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UK airports set to ditch 100ml liquid rules in time for summer deadline
Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester are among the airports which have provided updates on how upgrade works to their hand luggage scanners are going
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Storm Jocelyn set to hit with 80mph winds hours after Storm Isha left five dead
Storm Isha claimed three lives when it hit Britain on Sunday and Monday, with the Met Office now warning of more weather destruction at the hands of Storm Jocelyn
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Last TikTok post of girl who died after £2,500 weight loss surgery in Turkey
Morgan Ribeiro, 20, from south London, fell severely ill whilst on her way back to the UK. She tragically died just days after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey