Keyword "Gatwick Airport" - List of latest news (255 results)

21/04 New UK airline reveals long-haul flight serving Laurent-Perrier champagne in economy

A new UK airline, promising to revive the 'golden age of flying', will soon have its first long-haul flight, with free-flowing Laurent-Perrier champagne on offer to all, even those in economy.

21/04 The UK's worst airports for delays - full list

Departures from the UK airport topping the list were found to be an average of more than 23 minutes behind schedule in 2024.

21/04 London Gatwick is UK’s worst airport for flight delays, figures show

CAA data shows flights departed more than 23 minutes late last year, with Birmingham and Manchester second and third-worst

18/04 Easter Bank Holiday mayhem as rail works and heavy rain cause chaos

Nearly 20million people are hitting the road today, while 19million more are set to travel tomorrow - meaning many motorists could face snaking queues along some of Britain's busiest motorways.

18/04 Queues form at airports as passengers make an early Easter dash

Droves of passengers have already flocked to Manchester Airport this morning as they prepare make their Good Friday getaway.

17/04 I'm a travel expert - these are the worst times, dates and airports to fly from this summer

Flight delays can ruin a holiday before it's even started. While some delays are unavoidable, a travel expert from KAYAK has shared some top tips to minimize your risk of being hit by airport chaos.

14/04 Cocaine worth £100,000 found in British Airways plane toilet

A source said the block of cocaine was likely planted by a member of staff.

13/04 Moment car erupts into flames at Gatwick Airport car park

Witnesses reported seeing the vehicle, which appears to be a dark coloured Volkswagen,  'start smoking' at Gatwick Airport earlier this afternoon, April 13.

13/04 Moment car erupts into flames at Gatwick Airport, closing North Terminal

A car burst into flames after it started smoking outside Gatwick's North Terminal.

09/04 Gatwick Airport set for huge Easter holiday disruption

An organisation that provides a range of services at London Gatwick is set to see staff walk out over the Easter period in a row over working arrangements.

08/04 Tiny island dubbed the 'African Caribbean' boasts 30C all year round and cheap easyJet flights

easyJet and easyJet holidays have just launched their first-ever flights and holiday packages to an exciting island destination that's often described as the 'African Caribbean'.

03/04 Gatwick Airport announces major rule change that could transform air travel

The airport has announced that a million-pound project to transform its security screening process will mean that they are able to amend a major rule.

02/04 Easter holiday travel chaos awaits with disruption expected on trains, flights and roads

Easter holiday travel chaos awaits with disruption expected on trains, flights and roads - Exclusive: The Independent predicts the worst traffic jams will be on the M5, M6, M25 and A303

29/03 Gatwick airport is evacuated as fire alarm sounds

Gatwick airport has been evacuated as fire alarms sounds as theories swirl that a vaping passenger could be to blame.

21/03 M25 map of diversion routes and advice to drivers heading to Heathrow

Drivers are warned to plan ahead as a section of the M25 will close for the fifth and final time this weekend, alongside ongoing travel disruption at Heathrow.

19/03 Heathrow and Gatwick travel warning ahead of M25 closures and 'major delays'

An expert has warned that the full motorway closure could cause 'major delays'

19/03 Labour row as minister blasts 'false trade-offs' after Miliband airport whinge

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has dismissed the idea that airport expansion would compromise the country's climate targets.

18/03 Gatwick baggage handler filmed hurling suitcases ‘like missiles’

Officials have said that it was an "isolated incident" after passengers' possessions were damaged.

14/03 The UK airport most likely to lose your bags - and it's not in London

The airport in Britain most likely to lose your bags has been revealed and it may come as a surprise to many that it is not a London airport.

28/02 Unfasten your seatbelts and get out, I roar, as I open the door

The news from the cockpit is of the least reassuring variety. 'Brace, brace,' says the captain out of nowhere in disarmingly calm tones.

27/02 What are the next steps for expansion at London Gatwick and Heathrow?

Airports want new runways that would allow them to massively increase the number of flights in and out of capital

27/02 Minister ‘sets path’ to allow Gatwick to open second runway

Transport secretary backs £2.2bn airport plan but final decision delayed to October

27/02 Second runway at Gatwick airport 'to be given green light TODAY'

Heidi Alexander is due to give her decision on a planning application that would convert the current emergency runway for routine use.

26/02 Second runway for Gatwick 'set to be approved TOMORROW'

Heidi Alexander stressed she 'believes in airport expansion' ahead of the deadline for her decision on Gatwick Airport's planning application.

26/02 Major UK airport set for new runway with extra 100k flights a year

The £2.2 billion project would increase the airport's passenger capacity from around 43 million to 75 million annually.

25/02 Expanding Gatwick as well as Heathrow would benefit consumers, says CAA

Regulator says bringing emergency runway into operation would boost competition and passenger choice

19/02 Inside Gatwick Airport's £2.2bn expansion as locals claim 'being done on cheap'

Campaigners have threatened court action if the Government gives Gatwick Airport expansion plans a green light.

07/02 Plane forced into emergency landing after swans smash into windscreen

After landing the plane which was bound for Cape Verde, the pilots needed an escort from the runway as the pilots weren't able to see out of the windscreen which was covered in blood.

29/01 Live updates as Rachel Reeves expected to back new Heathrow runway

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates as Rachel Reeves delivers a major speech designed to boost growth in the UK economy with Chancellor expected to back new Heathrow runway.

21/01 Gatwick still beats Heathrow hands-down if we must have another runway | Nils Pratley

Pollution aside, the problem with expanding Heathrow lies in the disruption and delay inevitable in such a complex project

06/01 Gatwick Airport station evacuated as train catches fire with passengers on board

A train on a train at Gatwick Airport train station has led to passengers being evacuated, causing major disruption.

05/01 Cruel charity worker stole £23,000 from me when I was in a wheelchair

A homeless man has described the 'gut-wrenching' moment he found out his life-changing inheritance had been stolen by a charity worker who had promised to look after it.

04/01 British Airways flight declares mid-air alert sparking emergency response

The BA flight from Gatwick to Palma de Mallorca was reportedly forced to turn around near Le Mans in France

30/12 Gatwick fog chaos erupts for fourth day with flights cancelled and delayed

More than 20 flights planned for the West Sussex airport on Monday were cancelled in advance and passengers are being warned of delays throughout the day.

29/12 Dense fog expected to cause flight delays at Gatwick till end of Sunday

Temporary air restrictions in place for remainder of day because of low visibility, says air traffic control provider

28/12 Thick fog continues to disrupt flights at UK airports

Many flights at Heathrow and Gatwick cancelled or delayed on Saturday as murky conditions persist

27/12 Two-hour delays at major airport as fog causes chaos across UK

Air traffic restrictions are in place at several UK airports due to fog, the country's main air traffic control (ATC) provider Nats has said.

07/12 The gorgeous city that might be Europe’s best at Christmas - just an £80 flight

This city that is named the 'capital of Christmas' is home to one of Europe's oldest Christmas markets and the continent's tallest Christmas tree

24/11 I was duped out of £230 by meet and greet service at Gatwick Airport

EXCLUSIVE: Ella Alcindor from Suffolk was duped out of £230 after a 'meet and greet' parking service at Gatwick Airport called her two minutes before her flight and never arrived to pick up her car. 

23/11 Major airline to launch England's longest flight to amazing African destination

The new route will surpass the airline's current longest service in England from Manchester to Hurghada in Egypt, which covers 2,240 nautical miles.

23/11 Alert in London: police control explosion near the United States embassy and close Gatwick airport

London Police detonated a suspicious package near the US embassy and closed part of Gatwick airport over a threat considered serious.

22/11 Gatwick Airport: Latest updates as passengers evacuation from terminal

MAILONLINE BLOG: Recap as Gatwick Airport is evacuated following a police incident.

22/11 Gatwick reopens South Terminal after it was evacuated

The UK's second busiest airport was closed to new passengers for several hours today as Sussex Police deployed its bomb disposal unit following the discovery.

22/11 Bomb Disposal Unit: Major UK Airport Evacuated

London's Gatwick Airport evacuated part of its South Terminal as a precaution on Friday while police investigated a suspicious item.

22/11 “Prohibited item” found: London Gatwick Airport evacuated

Alarm and chaos at London Gatwick Airport!

22/11 After the American Embassy in London...a British airport was evacuated due to a suspicious package (video)

Explosives experts assessed a suspicious object found in luggage at Britain's Gatwick Airport on Friday, hours after a suspicious package was found outside the US Embassy in London.

22/11 Gatwick Airport evacuates 'large part' of south terminal due to 'security incident'

"A large part of the South Terminal has been evacuated as a precaution while we continue to investigate a security incident", can be read in the Airport's statement, published on X. "We are working hard to resolve the issue as quickly as possible", they add . After a suspicious item was discovered inside luggage, British police sent an explosive ordnance disposal team to Gatwick Airport,...

22/11 London Police blew up a suspicious package near the US embassy and closed part of Gatwick airport due to a threat

The area near the North American legation in the United Kingdom was cordoned off as a precautionary measure.

22/11 Gatwick airport evacuates terminal over security incident

Large area of south terminal emptied and train services at station suspended as airport investigates incident

22/11 Chaos at Gatwick as hundreds of passengers evacuated after 'security incident'

A "security incident" has put the major UK airport in lockdown.

16/11 Premier Inn enforces queueing system at hotels – and everyone is furious

The popular hotel chain has introduced a new system at its Gatwick Airport hotel bar, which it says is designed to ensure a "fair service" for all customers.

16/11 Premier Inn brings in queuing at bars - sparking fury from customers

The hotel chain has claimed the new system is meant to provide a 'fair service' to all its customers.

07/11 Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted passengers issued warning over food shortages

The walkout may also have an impact on Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow and London City Airport, which were scheduled to hit the busy Christmas travel period.

03/11 British Airways passengers' fury at 9 hour 'flight to nowhere'

The plane was halfway over the Atlantic when pilots suddenly made a U-turn.

28/10 New Africa airline offers UK flights from one of world's least visited countries

This African country will be offering direct flights to the UK for the first time in eight years through a brand-new private airline

27/10 BA forced to cancel all flights from New York to major UK airport for over 3 mon

The suspension of the popular route will impact at least 103 flights.

11/10 Travel chaos at major UK airport as trains cancelled for entire weekend

Some Gatwick Airport trains will remain out of service until Monday morning.

11/10 Children being traumatised at Gatwick deportation centre, finds watchdog

Assessment finds detention unit is subjecting families to ‘unnecessary suffering’ amid lengthy Home Office delays

05/10 Questions after ticketless man boards EasyJet flight before arrest

The man, aged in his 20s, was arrested after the packed easyJet flight EZY2127 was about to depart to Milan on Friday night.

20/09 Filmmaker fined after delaying Gatwick Airport flight by flying drone

Vassos Hadjigeorgiou told a court he was working on a film project when he flew his drone over Gatwick airport. The 43-year-old has worked for the NHS, the National Trust, and the BBC.

20/09 Travel chaos as 'suspect package' found at major UK train station

20/09 Tennis coach sentenced to six-and-a-half years in Britain for child-sex offences worked at four Irish clubs

Sean Francis McGranaghan (33) described by police as ‘dangerous individual who has never admitted liability for heinous crimes’

20/09 Boeing flight from the US diverts to Gatwick after declaring emergency

It was cruising above the UK when something happened on board.

09/09 BA apologises after staff member wore Palestine flag badge

A passenger boarding a flight from Gatwick in August spotted the lapel pin in the shape of a black power fist

09/09 Gatwick Airport latest to be impacted by 'nightmare' weekend of cancellations

Gatwick Airport was the latest to be affected by a 'nightmare' weekend for the travel industry, with scores of passengers told to go home on Sunday afternoon

09/09 Thousands of holidaymakers affected by Gatwick travel chaos

According to Nats, the air-traffic control provider that runs the tower, temporary air traffic restrictions are currently in place at the Sussex airport 'in order to maintain safety'.

05/09 Drunk passenger tries to storm cockpit

An allegedly drunk plane passenger caused chaos mid-air, terrorising others on-board, when he attempted to storm the cockpit of an easyJet flight forcing the pilots to divert course and make an emergency landing.

23/08 Gatwick boss ‘hopes and expects’ ministers will back second runway

Stewart Wingate says £2.2bn plan will add to south-east’s air capacity more quickly than Heathrow expansion

18/08 Holidaymakers plunged into travel chaos as Gatwick Airport station shut down

Holidaymakers trying to reach Gatwick Airport station for their scheduled flights have been urged to delay their trip.

10/08 Airport parking: ‘I was charged £170 for stopping at a traffic light’

Drivers say they are ‘incredulous’ after receiving ‘absurd’ charges for picking up or dropping off passengers

04/08 Cruise ship drunks stole jewellery worth £76k and stuffed it down their trousers, court hears

The thieves, who had an unlimited drinks package and had only been aboard for four hours before the ‘impulsive’ raid, were spared jail

04/08 Thieves who stole £76k of jewellery on cruise ship avoid prison

Gary Cooper and Benjamin Greenwood boarded the MSC Virtuosa in Southampton on March 31 last year when they targeted an unmanned shop in the ship's state-of-the-art galleria.

03/08 Brits face Majorca chaos as new protest announced in middle of summer holidays

Majorca's mass tourism movement has set the date for its next protest - right in the middle of the British summer holidays on one of August's busiest weekends.

01/08 Just Stop Oil Heathrow Airport protest fails – again

Demonstration follows several other attempts to block holidaymakers this week

29/07 Just Stop Oil Gatwick 'blockade' ridiculed as tourists simply step over them

Just Stop Oil supporters attempted to cause chaos by disrupting check-ins at Gatwick airport.

29/07 Just Stop Oil try to block departure gates at Gatwick airport

Seven activists said they had locked themselves onto suitcases at the Southern Terminal at 8am on Monday

29/07 Just Stop Oil sparks chaos after blocking Gatwick Airport departure gates

Just Stop Oil activists staged a protest at Gatwick Airport on Monday morning.

28/07 EasyJet emergency as London-bound plane is forced to U-turn at 30,000ft

The plane heading to London was forced to make an emergency landing.

28/07 London-bound easyJet plane is forced to make emergency landing

Flight tracking information showed the plane aborted its journey to London Gatwick and landed again at Faro Airport at 5.40pm local time - 44 minutes after leaving.

27/07 Easyjet co-pilot 'is rushed to hospital after fainting'

An incident happened today on an easyJet plane with 193 passengers on board. A pilot was rushed to hospital after fainting on a flight from London to Lisbon.

23/07 How you can get your hands on Paris 2024 Olympics tickets for £15

With more than half a million Olympic tickets remaining unsold, there is still time for anyone wanting to travel to Paris to catch the action.

22/07 The Gatwick plans that could turn Kent into a noise sewer

A proposed ‘sky highway’ that filters air traffic along a single path promises peace for some, and non-stop noise for others

19/07 Microsoft outage travel chaos continues across the UK and abroad

Travellers hoping to enjoy the hottest day of the year have instead found themselves trapped inside train stations and airports.

19/07 Gatwick 'bedlam' as passengers stranded for three hours after IT outage

Hundreds of passengers have been stuck at the major UK airport as transport hubs across the globe are experiencing major disruption after a widespread IT outage affecting Windows operating systems.

13/07 ‘As prepared as we can be’: UK airlines and airports get ready for summer getaway

Measures to manage disruption include recruitment to fill shortages and investment in control centres

13/07 Tim Dowling: we’re off to sunny Spain, but I’ve got the airport blues

Even as we arrive at Gatwick it’s clear all is not well – and my wife doesn’t feel my attitude is helping much either

04/07 Holidaymaker reveals chaos on EasyJet flight forced to make U-turn

EasyJet flight U28033, which had up to 244 passengers on board, squawked the 7700 emergency code as it was flying over France this morning.

04/07 EasyJet chaos as Tenerife flight makes emergency landing after 'mid-air failure'

Hundreds of British tourists are believed to have been on board flight U28033 when it issued an emergency code over France.

04/07 Our car was no longer driveable after valet parking at Gatwick

We arrived back late at night from our holiday to be told the BMW had literally gone bang

29/06 Stranded holidaymakers hit out after Gatwick suspended all flights

Stranded holidaymakers have hit out at the 'disgusting' service after Gatwick Airport suspended all flights yesterday afternoon. 

28/06 Summer travel chaos as Gatwick contends with passenger diversions and looming strikes

On Friday the airport was dealing with the aftermath of a plane stuck on its runway and threats of July disruptions by a major trade union

28/06 Thousands of holidays in turmoil as Gatwick suspends ALL flights

All flights have been temporarily suspended at Gatwick Airport after a British Airways flight was forced to an emergency stop on the runway.

28/06 'I was 5 minutes from Gatwick before chaos diverted me 199 miles away'

EXCLUSIVE: A stranded traveller shared his chaotic ordeal after the chaos at Gatwick caused 16 flights to divert and 23 more to be cancelled altogether.

28/06 Airport chaos as planes grounded and passengers stranded on runway

Planes are being diverted from the major UK airport, meanwhile outgoing passengers are stuck on planes.

28/06 Police arrest 27 Just Stop Oil organisers for ‘planning airport disruption’

The environmental group insists the ‘British state has acted unlawfully’ by detaining activists for summer getaway conspiracy

28/06 Six arrested for allegedly planning to disrupt airports

Suspected Just Stop Oil protestors were held during an event at east London community centre

14/06 Children near Amsterdam airport use inhalers more, study finds

Results show increase in symptoms such as wheeziness in presence of high aviation-related ultrafine particles

13/06 UK airline named 'worst' in the country - average flights are 31 minutes late

The low budget airline WizzAir has been ranked the least punctual in Britain three years running.

10/06 Social media scammers ‘impersonating every big airline in UK’

Fraudsters on X ‘shamelessly’ trick passengers seeking urgent advice on delayed flights and lost luggage into handing over personal details

06/06 Passengers face summer holiday woe due to 100ml liquid rules

London Gatwick, London Stansted, East Midlands and Manchester Airport are among those to admit they have missed the initial deadline for the new scanners.

27/05 BBC weather presenter says being kicked off flight was 'humiliating'

In an interview on Good Morning Britain, the BBC presenter said the whole experience was 'absolutely humiliating and desperate for my daughter', adding that anaphylaxis is 'terrifying'.

26/05 BBC weather presenter kicked off flight after row over peanut allergy

Georgie Palmer, 49, her husband Nick Sollom, 48, and daughters Rosie, 12, and Annie, 14,were ordered off the SunExpress flight from London Gatwick to Turkey on Tuesday.

25/05 Girl with peanut allergy ‘thrown off flight by captain’

Rosie Mollom, 12, and family removed from plane at Gatwick as crew ‘ignore’ request to ask passengers not to consume nuts

10/05 E-gate border chaos sparked when Home Office failed to tell BT it was updating software

Disruption left passengers stranded at UK’s busiest airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle

09/05 London Gatwick airport evacuated after fire alarm goes off

Passengers have been evacuated from Gatwick's South terminal after the fire alarm went off leading to chaos for holidaymakers who fear potential flight delays.

08/05 Chaos at Britain's airports after passport e-gates crashed

Exhausted children were 'left without food or water for hours' at UK airports this morning after the passport IT system collapsed nationwide.

07/05 Chaos at London and other UK airports due to e-gate technical problems

Travellers at Edinburgh and Manchester among those facing long delays in being processed

07/05 Rail strikes chaos brings Britain's creaking train lines to a halt

Members of Aslef at operators including those running services into London such as Southern, Southeastern and South Western Railway will walk out for the day.

04/05 I was left with a £600 parking bill after using 'meet and greet'

Jo Timson, 58, was almost left £600 after a 'meet and greet' parking company failed to collect her car from a short stay car park at Gatwick airport.

29/04 Urgent warning for holidaymakers flying from Gatwick airport

Holidaymakers flying from one Britain's busiest airports have been warned to be wary of 'meet and greet' parking scams ahead of the summer holidays by police.

29/04 Holidaymakers targeted by rogue parking cowboys near major UK airport

Police and trading standards are warning travellers to "do their research" before booking a meet-and-greet parking service at Gatwick Airport.

28/04 Aviation expert pinpoints one concern about Gatwick's £2.2bn runway project

EXCLUSIVE: An aviation expert has shared what the second runway will mean for airports.

20/04 British holidaymakers drank plane dry just 25 minutes into flight

Turkish-German airline SunExpress was shocked after every drop of beer and wine had been downed as they carted golfers off on holiday.

12/04 Revealed: The worst airport in the UK for delays

Analysis of CAA data finds departures from Gatwick were an average of nearly 27 minutes behind schedule in 2023

09/04 Mother's fury after 'breaking her finger on dodgy BA flight armrest'

A retired banker claims she was left in tears on her British Airways business class flight from Barbados when a 'faulty' armrest 'collapsed' and crushed her hand - leaving her with a broken finger.

06/04 How Iran's mad mullahs are ordering gangland hits on Britain's streets

One Saturday afternoon last February, 31-year-old Magomed-Husejn Dovtaev, inset, took a Wizz Air flight from Vienna, where he lived, to London 's Gatwick airport.

05/04 Commuter fury as three days of train strike hell begin today

Aslef union train drivers, who are paid as much as £57,000, working for five operators will leave passengers without any services today as they launch three-day strike action this morning.

04/04 Tourists warned over UK airport rule change that has been delayed by one year

Airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester have been granted extensions to fully install new scanning technology aimed at speeding up baggage checks.

04/04 Train drivers announce another strike on top of walkout from tomorrow

Aslef revealed today that its train driver members working for LNER will strike on Saturday, April 20 and refuse to work non-contractual overtime from Friday, April 19 to Sunday, April 21.

04/04 End of 100ml liquid rule on flights deadline pushed back again

Passengers face another year of the restriction on carry-on luggage as airports fail to install new security scanners quickly enough

04/04 Liquid restrictions at UK airports to remain in place until June 2025

Travellers will have to wait another year for 100ml limit to be lifted after government extends deadline for new scanners

01/04 World's most stressful airport laid bare - and it's in the UK

The survey quizzed 1,642 air passengers of 53 different nationalities who made at least two international air trips in 2023 to determine the busiest airport.

28/03 EasyJet flight aborts landing as Storm Nelson winds batter plane

The plane inbound from Faro in Portugal was forced to abort the landing at London's Gatwick Airport.

28/03 Easter 'carmageddon' begins: Drivers urged to avoid roads from 2-7pm

Some 14million getaway trips across the weekend are set to cause gridlock on the UK's roads, with the RAC and Inrix warning some journeys expected to take twice as long as normal.

27/03 Popular US burger chain is set to open its first UK train station restaurant with a new branch at St. Pancras International

Beloved American burger chain Shake Shack is to open its first restaurant in St. Pancras International this summer, marking its 17th location in the UK since its debut in Covent Garden in 2013.

18/03 M25 reopens in time for Monday rush hour after closure of stretch

Drivers had been warned they faced chaos on the roads if they decided to travel over the weekend after part of London's orbital motorway was completely closed to traffic.

17/03 Public heed warnings of M25 chaos as congestion 'better than expected'

The unprecedented shut down of a five-mile stretch in Surrey of London's orbital motorway was the first daytime closure since it opened in 1986.

17/03 M25 shutdown chaos hits pub trade

Pub managers in Weybridge said their businesses have taken a 'massive hit' today as more people stay at home to avoid the travel chaos.

17/03 Race against time to finish M25 works before Monday rush hour

Drivers braced for a third day of travel chaos today amid the 'unprecedented' closure between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey where engineers are demolishing a bridge.

17/03 Drivers brace for another day of M25 chaos

A five-mile stretch of the motorway between junctions 10 and 11 has been shut in both directions since 9pm on Friday and won't reopen until 6am on Monday.

16/03 Closed M25 becomes unlikely tourist attraction

A five-mile stretch of the M25 between junctions 10 and 11 was closed in both directions at 9pm on Friday and will remain inaccessible until 6am on Monday.

16/03 Tom Cruise's latest Mission: Impossible is to beat M25 closure

A five-mile stretch of the M25 has been shut in both directions in a planned closure near Surrey, affecting Tom Cruise's filming of Mission: Impossible 8.

16/03 Eerie pictures show M25 shut amid roadworks lasting until Monday

A five-mile stretch will remain shut until 6am on March 18 between Junctions 10 and 11, with vehicles diverted down an 11.5 miles route while the Clearmount bridge is demolished.

15/03 Residents brace for M25 gridlock as busy section closes for two days

Residents in Surrey are bracing for a weekend of chaos as the M25 between Junction 10 and 11 will be closed from 9pm to 6am on Monday to allow for the demolition of a motorway bridge.

14/03 Motorists told to ‘decorate the bathroom’ during M25 shutdown

National Highways urges drivers to avoid the motorway this weekend and ‘find something to do at home’ instead

14/03 Review into UK air traffic control failure finds ‘lack of pre-planning’

Nearly 750,000 passengers were caught up in widespread grounding of flights last August bank holiday

13/03 Car park engulfed by huge fireball as flames seen at Gatwick Airport

The fire at the carpark is now "spreading", someone posting from the airport has said.

06/03 Drivers warned of travel chaos and long delays as stretch of Britain's busiest motorway is set to close over weekend for first time ever

National Highways urged motorists to 'only travel if necessary' when it shuts the M25 in both directions between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey as part of a £317 million improvement project.

05/03 British Airways to offer free messaging as you fly – but photos will cost you

Airline embarks on ‘transformation plan’ with new app to help customers whose flights are cancelled and using AI to boost plane punctuality

03/03 Wild video shows 'intoxicated' Florida travelers detained at airports

Footage shows Florida travelers getting into disorderly disputes with cops after being denied travel - or in one case even refusing to get off the airplane.

27/02 Fury in UK towns over plans to create '£1billion motorways in the sky'

UK airports are set to introduce new 25-mile flight paths to reduce delays and noise.

26/02 Travel chaos: Trains axed after major signalling sparks huge delays

Southern and Thameslink, who operate services from the south east into London, said no trains will be running on either of their lines.

23/02 Shamima Begum LOSES her battle for British citizenship

Ms Begum travelled to Syria to join the terror group in 2015 aged 15 and her citizenship was revoked on national security grounds.

20/02 Shocking moment ranting Brit is held down by easyJet cabin crew

The man was filmed as he was restrained by cabin crew members onboard an easyJet flight from Glasgow to Lisbon on February 6.

18/02 Gatwick airport security scare after man boards plane without passport

Sussex Police has launched an investigation after the man was able to bypass security earlier this month.

15/02 Stowaway found 'frozen to death' under plane - but his identity is still unknown

The man died from hypothermia as temperatures in the undercarriage of a long haul flight can drop to as low as -60C.

13/02 Drill rapper son of gangster Mark Duggan in court on gun charges

Mark Duggan's drill rapper son appeared in court today charged with possession of a semi-automatic pistol and 23 rounds of ammunition.

01/02 Drunk man held down by passengers

A British passenger had to be restrained by four fellow travellers when he became inebriated and abusive toward the cabin crew on a recent flight to New York, video showed.

26/01 Teen’s Snapchat ‘joke’ caused fighter jets to flank packed plane

A former child chess prodigy who told his friends he was a Taliban and going to blow up a holiday plane from London to Spanish island Menorca has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

23/01 I thought thought I was going to die while flying on Wizz Air

Shona Sibary, 52, was travelling back to Gatwick from a weekend in Rome when her Wizz Air flight got caught in Storm Isha as it tried to land.

22/01 Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester to miss deadline for liquid scanners

UK ministers had given airports a target of June 1 to install the high-tech machines, which will reduce hassle for passengers.

22/01 Passengers applaud after diverted plane makes shaky landing at Gatwick

A British Airways flight on its way from Ibiza to London City Airport was among the scores of passenger aircraft which were forced to divert as winds of up to 90mph hit the UK.

20/01 Major airports to miss deadline to end liquid searches

Once in place the new system will mean the 100ml bottle restriction can rise to two litres

20/01 EXCLUSIVE: What happened to the Tomorrow's World schoolkids of 1966?

EasyJet air stewardess Liz Bowyer, now 70, was one of 18 children from three schools who spoke to the BBC 's Tomorrow's World programme about their thoughts - and fears - for the future.

16/01 Temperatures could plunge to record -15C tonight

Yellow warnings for snow and ice have also been put in place across Scotland, much of northern England and parts of north Wales until midnight on Tuesday, as well as for Northern Ireland until 11am.

14/01 DNA test exposes Kyle Walker’s secretive double life

Model Lauryn Goodman has told of the traumatic moment she revealed to Kyle Walker’s wife Annie that he’d secretly fathered a second child with her.

13/01 Football sex scandal takes huge twist as model flees

Lauryn Goodman is fleeing the UK just days after it was revealed English football star Kyle Walker is the father of both her children.

10/01 Wrap up this weekend! Brits warned -11C deep freeze will continue

The Met Office has warned of an 'increasing chance of wintry hazards' from Sunday with further widespread frosts and the potential for 'disruptive snow' in the South.

05/01 Torrential downpours to dump up to TWO inches of water before sunrise

Entire towns have been cut off from the outside world after the deluge brought by Storm Henk in recent days, and forecasters are warning that more rain could come overnight.

04/01 Moment drivers get trapped in flood water

The video shows a yellow Mercedes A Class with its hazard lights on in the middle of the main road in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, this morning.

04/01 UK flood chaos sees rail commuters told to go home early

Great Western Railway told customers to avoid starting journeys today and said those who had already travelled should consider taking a return train 'as soon as possible'.

04/01 Map reveals path of storm set to bring TWO INCHES of rain on Thursday

A yellow weather warning for rain is in effect from 12pm today until 3pm on Friday, with motorists warned to expect flooded roads, with delays also expected on local train and bus services.

29/12 EasyJet flight seconds from crash when controller 'forgot' plane was on runway

An air traffic controller had mistakenly given the flight permission to land.

28/12 Easyjet flight came within 178ft of plane while landing, report finds

Only seven seconds after telling the easyJet flight it was clear to land, a controller instructed them to abort the approach, the plane now just 40 metres (131ft) above the ground

26/12 Airports 100ml limit to remain next summer despite pledge to scrap rule

Government has given airports a June deadline to install high-tech 3D scanners but many are falling behind schedule

26/12 London airports set to miss deadline to install new scanner technology

Airport operators have until June to put in new, advanced CT scanners at their security checkpoints, but Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester airports are behind schedule on installation.

23/12 Britain braced for complete travel chaos today and tomorrow

Motorists are advised to avoid travelling before 11am or after 6pm to reduce the chance of being stuck in long queues as an estimated 13.5 million people are set to hit the roads this weekend.

22/12 Storm Pia causes easyJet plane to divert from Gatwick to Luton

Tony Holmes, 57, was on his way back from a short break away with his wife to Budapest when their plane was unable to land at Gatwick due to high crosswinds.

21/12 UK motorists warned of stormy weather in run-up to Christmas

Traffic congestion, peaking on Friday, will add to delays, while fewer trains run over festive period

15/12 Gatwick issues warning over rogue meet-and-greet parking firms

Gatwick Airport has warned travellers to be aware of rogue meet-and-greet firms ahead of the Christmas and New Year holiday after complaints surged by 250 per cent.

09/12 How they REALLY make your airline food

To find out how airline food gets made, Harriet Sime spent the day with British Airways at its sprawling 55,000 sq ft catering facility two miles from Gatwick Airport.

06/12 Rail chaos on Walkout Wednesday with no Gatwick Express

Aslef members at South Western Railway, Southern, Southeastern, Gatwick Express and the Isle of Wight's Island Line will walk out for 24 hours in the latest in a series of stoppages.

05/12 Ryanair flight 'makes emergency landing after pilot falls ill'

The aircraft ended up landing at Faro Airport on the Portuguese Algarve this morning, according to local reports.

02/11 Storm Ciaran tornados batter Britain as 104mph winds leave destruction

CCTV footage from Sompting, Sussex, captured a suspected tornado throwing debris in all directions, leaving behind it a scene of destruction today.

28/10 Airlines press Gatwick airport to improve performance to avoid flight disruptions over winter

Aer Lingus and Ryanair both fly to Gatwick, the UK’s second biggest airport

25/10 How Shamima Begum went from straight A-pupil to stateless jihadi bride

The Londoner was 15 when she travelled to Istanbul in Turkey from Gatwick Airport to join ISIS in 2015 with her close friends at Bethnal Green Academy.

17/10 EasyJet flight to Gatwick cancelled after passenger 'pooed on the toilet floor'

'We had loads of issues with our flight... so someone could have literally just accidentally s*** themselves.'

14/10 Chartered flight to evacuate Britons has left Israel, Government says

A chartered flight to evacuate vulnerable Britons from Israel has left the country with more flights expected to depart in the coming days, the Foreign Office has said.

11/10 Our new £48,000 car was destroyed in the Luton airport car park fire

EXCLUSIVE: Liz and Gary Blackmore, of Loughborough, were coming back from a five-day holiday to Portugal and had parked their car on the top floor of Luton's new £20million car park.

04/10 Train and Tube strikes 2023: Full list of October dates

Commuters will be hit by another round of strikes this week as the dispute between rail workers and train operating companies over pay, jobs and working conditions continues.

03/10 How strikes will affect National Rail and London Underground services

Aslef workers at 16 train operators will walk out tomorrow. Separately, members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out on the Underground both tomorrow and this Friday.

02/10 Covid chaos forces hospitals to bring back face masks

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS trust has now brought back mask guidance, in scenes reminiscent of the darkest days of the pandemic.

02/10 Gatwick Airport evacuated as hundreds crowd outside busy terminal

The north terminal of the London airport has been evacuated this morning after an alarm began sounding.

01/10 easyJet CEO says: 'Passengers have had enough, and so have we'

A shortage of controllers at Gatwick Airport has plagued the travel industry and caused misery to many of our passengers, says Johan Lundgren, chief exec of easyJet

30/09 Air traffic control service told to abandon ‘woke’ diversity schemes and ‘focus on the job’

MPs demand air traffic controller spends more time dealing with passenger service and safety and less pontificating about identity politics

27/09 Storm Agnes sweeps into Britain amid travel misery warnings

The Met Office has issued a string of weather warnings from 12pm today as the first named storm of the season makes landfall with 80mph winds and 2.4in (60mm) of rain.

26/09 Ryanair refuses to cancel Gatwick flights amid shortage of air traffic controllers

Irish carrier says British airport's problems "self-inflicted"

26/09 Nats should be embarrassed over cancellation of 164 flights at Gatwick | Nils Pratley

The mission-critical nature of air traffic control surely means that you have standby staff in place in case of sickness

25/09 Gatwick culls flights after Covid outbreak leads to more travel chaos

Gatwick Airport says it will limit the number of flights to 800 a day until this coming Sunday, as it works through challenges caused by sickness.

25/09 Gatwick Airport limits flights over air traffic control staffing problems

'London Gatwick would like to apologise to any passengers who have been impacted by these restrictions.'

25/09 Gatwick forced to restrict flights all week after Covid outbreak in air traffic control team

The restrictions will mean the airport is limited to 800 flight movements each day

25/09 London Gatwick airport restricts flight numbers for week amid air traffic control problems

Airport a key hub for traffic to and from Ireland

25/09 Gatwick restricts flight numbers for week amid air traffic control problems

Airport will share 164 cancellations between airlines until Sunday as it seeks to avoid diversions

25/09 Air traffic control chaos at Gatwick with dozens of flights cancelled

Some 8,000 passengers were said to have been left out of position after a total of 64 flights arriving or leaving London Gatwick Airport were cancelled today and yesterday.

25/09 Pilita Clark: What Burberry’s Tube station stunt taught me about the marketed mind

We’ve let the priorities of fashion brands and duty-free shops override those of the hapless passenger

22/09 Hundreds queue for hours at UK airports as e-gates stop working

Hundreds of holidaymakers are condemnded to queue for hours overnight because e-gate passport controls stop working across the country.

19/09 Transgender ex-Labour MSP shares photo from disabled toilet at Gatwick

Heather Herbert shared the image of herself lying on the floor at Gatwick Airport.

19/09 Immigration centre migrants mistreated in 'prison-like' cells

Migrants at Brook House, near Gatwick, West Sussex faced degrading and inhumane treatment, where staff were quick to use force and detainees lived in 'prison-like' conditions.

15/09 More UK airports could face flights shambles sparked by 'sickies'

Travel expert Paul Charles has claimed other airport control centres could be affected by sickness, potentially leading to more travel chaos in airports across the UK

15/09 Sara Sharif was found under a blanket in a bunk bed, court hears

The girl's father Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool and uncle Faisal Malik are accused of the murder of the 10-year-old before her body was found at a property in Woking, Surrey on August 10.

15/09 Dad, step mum of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Sharif charged

The dad and stepmother of a schoolgirl found dead in her home in the UK have been charged with murder hours after returning to England from Pakistan.

15/09 Three people are charged with murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif

Three people have been charged with the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, whose body was found at her home address in Woking on 10 August.

14/09 Gatwick flights disrupted due to lack of air traffic control staff

Dozens of arrivals and departures were affected on Thursday evening, with passengers advised to contact their airline.

14/09 Sara Sharif's relatives flew business class to London for £4,000 before arrest on murder charges

Urfan Sharif and two other adults flew on economy from Pakistan and then on a connecting flight from Dubai to London

14/09 Flights cancelled at Gatwick after short-notice staff absences

Temporary Air traffic control restrictions in place causing delays and diversions

14/09 Gatwick Airport hit by major delays and cancellations with passengers furious

Passengers are complaining they are being told air traffic control is short staffed at Gatwick.

14/09 Sara Sharif's mother reveals 'relief' over arrest of relatives

Sharif and Batool went into hiding in Pakistan for a month after Sara's body was found in her home and an international manhunt was launched there and in the UK.

13/09 Sara Sharif's fugitive father and stepmother land in Britain

Sara Sharif's runaway father and stepmother have tonight landed back in Britain to face police questions over the murder of their 10-year-old girl last month.

11/09 Pictured: Inside the crumbling NHS hospital forced to shut six wards

Bosses at Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, discovered in May that its site was riddled with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

08/09 Raac found in some buildings at Heathrow and Gatwick airports

Buildings now being monitored as concrete that recently closed hundreds of schools detected at UK’s two biggest airports

07/09 More air traffic control chaos after Gatwick 'short notice sickness'

Gatwick Airport said it was subjected to a restriction in the number of planes that could take off and land because of 'short notice sickness' in its air traffic control tower (file photo).

07/09 Inside Daniel Abed Khalife's jail breakout: How 'Iranian spy' escaped

Khalife, who was on remand ahead of his six-week terror trial, was meant to be working in the kitchens when he sneaked out and strapped himself underneath a truck that delivered food.

06/09 Air traffic control chaos caused by flight plan glitch

The meltdown has been called a rare ‘one in 15 million’ event

03/09 Ignoring call to halt new airports would be ‘electoral carnage’, Sunak warned

Campaigners speak out amid suggestion government could reject Climate Change Committee’s advice

31/08 Passengers forced to sleep on beds in airport

Airports have laid out beds for stranded passengers after the air traffic boss refused to reveal the cause of the glitch that caused travel chaos.

30/08 UK air traffic chaos: easyJet lays on flights for stranded customers

Failure, thought to have been caused by ‘dodgy’ flight plan by unnamed carrier, could cost airlines £100m

30/08 Gatwick passenger numbers soar as strikes hit flight punctuality

Demand for travel results in 41% rise but air traffic control industrial action across Europe affects timings

29/08 Ryanair boss slams air traffic bosses for 'unacceptable' disruption

Mr O'Leary (pictured) has hit out at national air traffic control provider National Air Traffic Services (NATS) for failing to provide answers as to what crippled its system for several hours on Monday.

29/08 Daughters visited cockpit on flight stranded on tarmac for hours

The Easyjet flight captain provided a wonderful 15 minutes of respite from the boredom of the delay as our daughters asked her about the job of just about every nob in the cockpit.

29/08 Tell us: how have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption?

We would like to hear from people travelling about how they have been affected by disruption caused by an air traffic control technical failure

29/08 Air passengers face further delays after UK air traffic control failure

Transport minister rules out cyber-attack after hundreds of flights to and from the UK cancelled

29/08 Air traffic control live: Dozens of flights cancelled or delayed as chaos continues

28/08 Travel chaos leaves thousands stranded

Thousands of air passengers were still stranded by a major air traffic control failure on Monday – and the effects could last days.

28/08 Gabby Logan among thousands disrupted by air traffic control meltdown

BBC broadcaster is stuck on the tarmac in Budapest where she has hosted coverage of the World Athletics Championships

28/08 Technical fault hits UK air traffic control as passengers warned of long delays – latest updates

UK airspace hit by a network-wide failure for air traffic control systems and ‘traffic flow restrictions’ imposed

28/08 British passengers' misery trapped abroad as UK airspace is crippled

Holidaymakers, people attending hen dos, and a family travelling back from Disneyland are among those stuck on stuffy planes.

11/08 Man refused taxi at Gatwick Airport steals a vehicle and speeds off

A man who was refused a taxi ride outside Gatwick Airport decided to steal another taxi before leading the police on a dramatic high-speed chase.

11/08 Watch: Man steals taxi from Gatwick Airport and drives 150 miles before arrest

Mohammed Ahmed took the Mercedes after another driver had declined to give him a ride outside the south terminal in September last year

10/08 Gatwick Airport strikes 2023: When the next August walkouts will occur

Workers at Gatwick Airport have announced a fresh raft of strikes, including August Bank Holiday weekend, prompting fresh fears for more summer holiday chaos.

08/08 Global Airlines boss reveals plans for flights from London to New York

Global Airlines founder James Asquith is aiming to begin operating between Gatwick Airport and New York JFK by the middle of next year, before launching flights between Gatwick and Los Angeles.

02/08 Strikes at Gatwick Airport are called off after improved offer

Strikes that were planned to last until August 8 at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex will now no longer go ahead. Workers employed by Gatwick Ground Services accepted an increased pay offer.

25/07 Summer holiday chaos as Gatwick Airport cancels one in 10 flights

Airport apologises after problems add to chaos in Europe caused by wildfires on the Greek islands of Rhodes and Corfu

20/07 Traffic hell set to hit the UK as big holiday getaways begin

13 million people are expected to hit the roads over the next two days as school holidays begin, unleashing traffic hell for drivers.

15/07 Gatwick chaos set to worsen as more baggage handlers vote to join strike

Unite union announced it will be balloting more ground staff ahead of industrial action at the start of the school holidays

14/07 Gatwick airport strikes 2023: Full list of walkout dates

Nearly 1,000 staff from the Unite union will walk out at Gatwick Airport over eight days this summer. But when exactly are the walkout dates at Gatwick Airport in 2023?

14/07 Summer holiday chaos as 1,000 Gatwick staff strike over pay

Unite said the four-day walkout by their members will ‘inevitably’ cause disruption to flights, affecting hundreds of thousands of people

14/07 Gatwick airport workers to strike for eight days over summer in pay row

Unite says members who carry out roles such as baggage handling and check-in will take action

02/07 UK airports say they can reach net zero and still expand. Is it just pie in the sky?

Despite the Climate Change Committee’s warnings to stop growing capacity, Gatwick is gearing up for another try at a second runway

19/06 London to Brighton Bike Ride death sparks police investigation

Police appeal for witnesses after a man in his 60s died near Gatwick Airport while taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride.

13/06 Activists who blocked road to stop UK deportation flight to Jamaica acquitted

Jury clears ‘Brook House three’ of public nuisance charges over non-violent protest near Gatwick

12/06 EasyJet cancels dozens of Gatwick flights due to thunderstorms

Thousands of passengers affected by Sunday cancellations and knock-on effects on Monday

12/06 Thunderstorms ground over 100 easyJet flights at Gatwick

Around 15,000 passengers have been disrupted by cancellations

02/06 Police release e-fit of man found dead in wheel bay of Gatwick-bound plane

Detectives hope to identify man, whose body was found on a Tui flight from the Gambia on 7 December

28/05 Flight returns to Gatwick minutes after take-off as emergency crews arrive

Holidaymakers heading to Dalaman in Turkey were forced to disembark the aircraft and are now suffering disruption to their half term breaks.

27/05 Queues build at major UK airports as electronic passport gates fail

Delays of up to three hours reported as IT problems also cause disruption on Dover-Calais ferries

17/05 Party balloons sparked Gatwick airport security fears and delayed flights

Gatwick flights were suspended after passengers filmed what they thought was a drone

16/05 Young boy's missing birthday drone over Gatwick airport sparks panic and closure

The child was "in pieces" over the lost drone which was flown inside the airport's exclusion zone.

14/05 Flights into Gatwick diverted after reports of drone near airport

Spokesperson says 12 incoming flights affected during almost hour-long suspension due to alert

14/05 Gatwick Airport shuts airfield after suspected drone sighting

Departures were delayed and five planes were rerouted to nearby airports

14/05 Planes diverted from Gatwick Airport after drone alert shuts runway

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