Over 100 flights cancelled at UK airport as high winds threaten to derail Christmas
Many have been forced to abandon their festive plans. Thousands of passengers have had their Christmas travel plans disrupted as over one hundred flights at the UK’s busiest airport have already been cancelled for today. Predicted high winds of up to 80mph has meant the rate of arrivals at Heathrow airport – normally as many […]
1 year ago
Heathrow cancels flights ‘out of respect’ for Queen’s coffin procession
Further cancellations are expected on Monday when the Queen’s funeral goes ahead Flights at Heathrow Airport have been cancelled so they don’t disturb the Queen’s coffin procession on Tuesday and further changes are expected on the day of her funeral. “Appropriate alterations” will be made over the coming days “out of respect” for the mourning […]
3 years ago
Simple trick helps avoid price hike if you’re travelling to Heathrow on the tube
Fares increased by 57 per cent on some journeys this week A simple hack could help people travelling from central London to Heathrow Airport after prices were hiked by 57 per cent on some journeys. On Sunday, discounts for all off-peak travel on London Underground from zone 1 to the West London airport were scrapped, […]
3 years ago
EasyJet passengers stuck on plane for hours at Gatwick with ‘one glass of water each’
‘If I believed in purgatory, this would be it,’ one passenger said A passenger on an easyJet flight has told how travellers were stuck on a plane for hours with “no food available” and were offered only “one glass of water”. The flight from London Gatwick to Dubrovnik, Croatia was due to depart at 1.40pm […]
4 years ago
Airport chaos so bad police and army could be called in as problems could last months
Passengers and staff have been reduced to tears at UK airports as queues and cancellations continue Chaotic scenes continued to play out at airports across the UK on Tuesday, with queues so bad the army could be called in and warnings that problems may last months. Covid staff absences are causing severe delays and cancellations […]
4 years ago
British Airways hit again by ‘technical’ failure that has delayed flights
This is the second time the airline has experienced IT problems in recent weeks British Airways flights are being affected by a “technical issue”, the airline announced on Wednesday afternoon, in the latest in a series of damaging IT problems. BA said in a statement: “We’re investigating and working hard to resolve a technical issue and […]
4 years ago