EasyJet comes under fire for removing unaccompanied child from overbooked flight
7 years, 8 months ago

EasyJet comes under fire for removing unaccompanied child from overbooked flight

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EasyJet passenger forces emergency landing after ‘threatening to stab crew a member’
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EasyJet passenger forces emergency landing after ‘threatening to stab crew a member’

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EasyJet wrongly kicks passenger off flight due to ‘invalid’ passport – then refuses compensation
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EasyJet wrongly kicks passenger off flight due to ‘invalid’ passport – then refuses compensation

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EasyJet flight evacuated after ‘bag of vapes’ explodes in the cabin
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EasyJet flight evacuated after ‘bag of vapes’ explodes in the cabin

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EasyJet profits soar after Ryanair slump – but air traffic control needs urgent reform, says boss
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EasyJet profits soar after Ryanair slump – but air traffic control needs urgent reform, says boss

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EasyJet Tenerife flight forced to divert to Gatwick following ‘technical issue’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

EasyJet Tenerife flight forced to divert to Gatwick following ‘technical issue’

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EasyJet turns four-year-old away from Gatwick – but lets him fly from Southampton
9 months, 2 weeks ago

EasyJet turns four-year-old away from Gatwick – but lets him fly from Southampton

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Time for easyJet to reflect on how it deals with passengers
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Time for easyJet to reflect on how it deals with passengers

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This passport prevented Vicky Pattison from boarding her easyjet flight: How to avoid the same mistake
11 months, 1 week ago

This passport prevented Vicky Pattison from boarding her easyjet flight: How to avoid the same mistake

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Drunk easyJet passenger attempts to run from security after being escorted off flight
1 year ago

Drunk easyJet passenger attempts to run from security after being escorted off flight

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Passenger changing nappy on plane reignites child-free flights debate
1 year, 4 months ago

Passenger changing nappy on plane reignites child-free flights debate

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EasyJet flight grounded after pilot bitten by mosquito
1 year, 5 months ago

EasyJet flight grounded after pilot bitten by mosquito

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Disruptive passengers force easyJet flight to land on wrong Canary Island
1 year, 5 months ago

Disruptive passengers force easyJet flight to land on wrong Canary Island

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EasyJet flight diverted after passenger medical emergency on board
1 year, 7 months ago

EasyJet flight diverted after passenger medical emergency on board

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Family £10,000 out of pocket after Rhodes holiday ruined by wildfires
1 year, 7 months ago

Family £10,000 out of pocket after Rhodes holiday ruined by wildfires

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Scammers move in to target unhappy easyJet passengers after mass summer flight cancellations
1 year, 8 months ago

Scammers move in to target unhappy easyJet passengers after mass summer flight cancellations

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Drunk passengers force easyJet flight bound for Turkey to land in Greece
1 year, 8 months ago

Drunk passengers force easyJet flight bound for Turkey to land in Greece

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Scammers target victims of easyJet cancellations
1 year, 9 months ago

Scammers target victims of easyJet cancellations

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EasyJet cancels over 100 Gatwick flights, stranding at least 15,000 passengers
1 year, 9 months ago

EasyJet cancels over 100 Gatwick flights, stranding at least 15,000 passengers

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Man banned from flying with easyJet for 10 years ‘because of his name’
1 year, 9 months ago

Man banned from flying with easyJet for 10 years ‘because of his name’

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‘Disruptive’ passengers force easyJet plane to make emergency landing
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Disruptive’ passengers force easyJet plane to make emergency landing

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15 of your top travel questions answered by Simon Calder
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15 of your top travel questions answered by Simon Calder

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Pilot turns back plane before runway to pick up father and daughter who lost passport
2 years, 6 months ago

Pilot turns back plane before runway to pick up father and daughter who lost passport

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EasyJet denies valid compensation claims by doubling down on incorrect EU passport rules
2 years, 6 months ago

EasyJet denies valid compensation claims by doubling down on incorrect EU passport rules

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Cancelled flights: When are the easyJet strikes?
2 years, 8 months ago

Cancelled flights: When are the easyJet strikes?

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EasyJet passengers stranded in Germany overnight after emergency landing due to unwell passenger
2 years, 8 months ago

EasyJet passengers stranded in Germany overnight after emergency landing due to unwell passenger

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easyJet cancels 43 Gatwick flights affecting 7,000 passengers
2 years, 9 months ago

easyJet cancels 43 Gatwick flights affecting 7,000 passengers

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Malta to Barcelona to Dublin to London: One family’s nightmare 30-hour journey after easyJet cancels flight
2 years, 9 months ago

Malta to Barcelona to Dublin to London: One family’s nightmare 30-hour journey after easyJet cancels flight

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‘People were behaving like animals’: Britons tell of Amsterdam Schiphol chaos
2 years, 9 months ago

‘People were behaving like animals’: Britons tell of Amsterdam Schiphol chaos

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Why have EasyJet cancelled flights?
2 years, 9 months ago

Why have EasyJet cancelled flights?

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EasyJet flight turns back to Glasgow after medical emergency onboard
3 years, 5 months ago

EasyJet flight turns back to Glasgow after medical emergency onboard

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EasyJet passengers stuck on plane for two hours in Belfast as police inspect aircraft
3 years, 5 months ago

EasyJet passengers stuck on plane for two hours in Belfast as police inspect aircraft

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Toddler who was only child on an easyJet flight gets given VIP treatment
3 years, 6 months ago

Toddler who was only child on an easyJet flight gets given VIP treatment

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Woman boards flight without a ticket
4 years, 4 months ago

Woman boards flight without a ticket

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Drunk easyJet flight attendant escorted off plane by police
5 years, 6 months ago

Drunk easyJet flight attendant escorted off plane by police

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Thousands of easyJet passengers grounded on second day of flight chaos
5 years, 6 months ago

Thousands of easyJet passengers grounded on second day of flight chaos

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easyJet flight diverted to eject ‘aggressive’ passengers
5 years, 7 months ago

easyJet flight diverted to eject ‘aggressive’ passengers

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13-year-old boy boards BA flight without a ticket
5 years, 8 months ago

13-year-old boy boards BA flight without a ticket

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Glasgow airport temporarily closed for ‘security alert’ involving easyJet flight
5 years, 10 months ago

Glasgow airport temporarily closed for ‘security alert’ involving easyJet flight

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Man boards plane to discover he is only passenger
5 years, 11 months ago

Man boards plane to discover he is only passenger

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EasyJet flight from Manchester diverted to offload ‘drunken’ passenger
6 years, 1 month ago

EasyJet flight from Manchester diverted to offload ‘drunken’ passenger

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easyJet flight diverted after student makes hoax bomb threat to avoid seeing his parents
6 years, 2 months ago

easyJet flight diverted after student makes hoax bomb threat to avoid seeing his parents

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Family blocked from going on summer holiday because easyJet staff wrongly refuse passport
6 years, 8 months ago

Family blocked from going on summer holiday because easyJet staff wrongly refuse passport

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Passenger gets private jet experience with entire plane to herself after booking error
7 years, 2 months ago

Passenger gets private jet experience with entire plane to herself after booking error

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Young girl boards easyJet flight to Corsica without boarding pass
7 years, 4 months ago

Young girl boards easyJet flight to Corsica without boarding pass

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Virgin Atlantic kicks unaccompanied minor off flight to summer camp
7 years, 7 months ago

Virgin Atlantic kicks unaccompanied minor off flight to summer camp

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Family kicked off plane when their toddler 'kicked the seat in front'
7 years, 8 months ago

Family kicked off plane when their toddler 'kicked the seat in front'

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EasyJet denies asking passengers to vote on whether plane was safe to take off
7 years, 9 months ago

EasyJet denies asking passengers to vote on whether plane was safe to take off

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easyJet emergency landing: 'Suspicious conversation' causes diversion and evacuation of UK-bound flight
7 years, 9 months ago

easyJet emergency landing: 'Suspicious conversation' causes diversion and evacuation of UK-bound flight

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Travel Question of the Day: Simon Calder on applying for flight compensation from easyJet
8 years, 11 months ago

Travel Question of the Day: Simon Calder on applying for flight compensation from easyJet

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