Tag Archives: Gatwick

Gatwick faces mass flight delays as air traffic control chief resigns

Thousands of passengers flying to and from the UK have had their flights cancelled due to poor weather conditions and a shortage of air traffic control staff. Around 3,500 passengers waiting to board 20 flights to or from London Gatwick on Monday morning were grounded. Most were booked on easyJet, which cancelled six flights, including… Read More »

How open-top flights can save you money and make your vacation more rewarding

Not so long ago, a multi-destination holiday typically involved little more than a stopover in Australia or the Far East. But according to ABTA (the Association of British Travel Agents), the number of multi-destination trips taken by Brits has almost doubled in the last year. The latest travel trends report showed that 14 per cent… Read More »

Mystery deepens as passengers dispute claims Stanley Johnson diverted flight to Heathrow

Passengers on a British Airways flight from Malaga to Heathrow Airport last Friday have disputed Stanley Johnson’s version of events. They were on flight BA2641 from Malaga on Friday June 28. The Airbus A321 was scheduled to fly to Gatwick, but as the plane approached the Sussex airport the runway was closed because a separate… Read More »

After the accident, queues formed for hours in a clockwise direction on the M25.

Stock image of a subway train (PA Archive/PA Images) Motorists on the M25 faced delays of around an hour following the crash on Friday afternoon. National Highways has warned motorists to expect traffic congestion on the clockwise carriageway for around eight miles at Junction 27 near Epping, where the outside lane has been closed due… Read More »

New flight routes you’ll be excited about in 2024 and tickets you can book now

You’ll be able to fly from Gatwick to St John’s in under six hours with Canadian airline WestJet – Finn Partners Last year was a productive year for aviation, and our horizons will expand even further in 2024. While Heathrow and Gatwick flights have almost returned to 2019 levels, regional airports have so far been… Read More »