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People thought I was crazy – the truth about flying long-haul with a baby as a solo parent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But with almost all of my family living 10,000 miles away in Australia yet to meet my son – only …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

How to avoid travel chaos on road and rail this Christmas and New Year

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. By “messy Monday,” 23 December, additional congestion is expected on: M1 from Luton to Northampton M5 from Bristol to Taunton …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Christmas 2024: Your complete travel guide to getting around the UK this festive season

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. By “messy Monday,” 23 December, additional congestion is expected on: M1 from Luton to Northampton M5 from Bristol to Taunton …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Virgin Atlantic CEO warns that Rolls-Royce engine issue will persist throughout 2025

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Virgin Atlantic’s boss has warned flight cancellations due to problems with Rolls-Royce engines fitted to some …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Are we entitled to compensation if our plane left Gatwick without us?

The Independent

Q We were supposed to be flying from Gatwick South Terminal to Spain at lunchtime yesterday, but we got caught up in the security scare. It took around five hours before travellers were allowed back into the building that handles roughly half of Gatwick’s passengers – and even then, progress was extremely slow for check-in and security. open image in …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Air New Zealand exploring return of long-haul flights to London after Gatwick deal

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Air New Zealand has said it is “exploring options” to resume long-haul flights to London. Until …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Should we be worried about flying to the Middle East?

The Independent

Q We’re going on holiday to Abu Dhabi in the UAE in February. open image in gallery The public continues to contribute an extra £54m a week just to keep services running Q When discussing the pay deal between the government and Aslef, the train drivers’ union, you have quoted a figure of £240 per second as the amount taxpayers …

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6 months ago

Holidaymakers hunker down for the night at Heathrow after torrential rain and storms across the Atlantic forced dozens of flights to be cancelled

Daily Mail

Holidaymakers stranded at Heathrow have hunkered down for the night in the terminal after storms across the Atlantic forced dozens of flights to be cancelled. Email: [email protected] Stranded passengers hunker down for the night in the terminal after dozens of flights were cancelled Holidaymakers were spotted surrounded by their luggage and trollies in an as they settled down for the …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Holidaymaker, 78, reveals chaos onboard EasyJet flight to Tenerife after plane forced to make U-turn back to Gatwick when 'hydraulic system broke in mid-air'

Daily Mail

An easyJet flight to Tenerife packed with rowdy British youngsters in their twenties was forced to turn back and land at Gatwick this morning after suffering a hydraulic failure in mid-air. Email [email protected] A flight to Tenerife that was packed with young people in their twenties was forced to turn around after a mid-air emergency One of the plane's hydraulic …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Flight prices soar by 50 per cent ahead of train strikes this weekend

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Among key long-distance operators, train drivers will walk out at Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry on Friday 5 April, with …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

The collapse of air-traffic control that caused major flight chaos and how it unfolded

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK air-traffic control system “identified a flight whose exit point from UK airspace, referring back to the original flight …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Airport delays: Latest from Heathrow and Gatwick as e-passport gates cause travel chaos Bank Holiday Saturday

The Independent

✕ Close UK: British Airways System Outage Sparks Chaos At Heathrow Airport Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The issue is likely to cause long delays …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Norse Atlantic adds new US destinations from UK's Gatwick as demand surges

Hindustan Times

Norway-based airline Norse Atlantic said it will add Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Boston to its summer schedule from London Gatwick airport this year, as it seeks to benefit from the post-pandemic boom in travel. Norse said it would fly daily to Los Angeles from Gatwick from June 30 with economy return fares from 430 pounds including taxes. …

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2 years, 1 month ago

British Airways plane makes U-turn four hours into journey due to ‘technical issue’

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of British Airways passengers spent the night flying from Gatwick to central Egypt and back …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Vueling plane circles Gatwick for two hours after take-off before returning

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Passengers aboard a Sunday night flight from London Gatwick to Rome spent two hours flying in …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Flying from Gatwick this summer? Stand by for changes

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Two weeks before the start of the July-August peak season, Gatwick airport’s bosses have asked airlines to trim their proposed …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Brits reveal they've lost up to £4,000 as they face quarantine after flying from Portugal

Daily Mail

Exasperated UK travellers flying back from Portugal today revealed they have paid thousands of pounds in their failed attempt to get home before travel restrictions snapped into force at 4am, and questioned why they have to quarantine for 10 days if they have already been vaccinated. Right: Polish national Marta Gaj at Stansted Airport this morning Meanwhile, Faro Airport in …

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4 years, 2 months ago

EasyJet turns 25 – but with fewer flights to Glasgow than it had in 1995

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Today marks 25 years since easyJet started flying customers for the cost of a pair of jeans,” chief executive Johan …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Wizz Air: Could one plane at Gatwick start another low-cost revolution?

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “It’s a strange thing to say at such times,” says Owain Jones, “but we’ve been making …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Using drones to counter rogue drones long-term solution: Thales official

India TV News

Using military solutions against "rogue drones" in a civilian environment is not going to happen and, in the end, only drones will be deployed to counter such aircraft, a senior official of French defence conglomerate Thales said. The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued a national counter rogue drones guidelines on Tuesday, stating that a counter rogue drone system …

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5 years, 4 months ago

Climate activists to ‘disrupt business as usual’ in DC, London

Al Jazeera

US environmental advocates aim for maximum visibility, as UK counterparts also escalate protest actions in London. Environmental groups, including Extinction Rebellion, said on Wednesday that they will shut down traffic in Washington, DC, on September 23 and bring daily life to a standstill to demand that political leaders tackle climate change. ‘Very serious’ Meanwhile, Heathrow Pause, a splinter group of …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Extinction Rebellion Heathrow protest: Could flights be cancelled by drones?

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Extinction Rebellion, the climate-change protest group, says it intends to shut down operations at Europe’s busiest …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Britain braces for busiest day of air travel EVER as Champions League final adds to holiday getaways

Daily Mail

UK airspace could see its busiest day ever as football fans jet off to the Champions League final in Spain. There will also be a surge in chartered flights and private jets departing the UK for Madrid as Liverpool and Tottenham fans travel to the Champions League final. Today will see a surge in chartered flights and private jets departing …

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5 years, 8 months ago

Keeping airports safe from drones

CNN

CNN — Doesn’t it seem like common sense? “The majority of people flying illegally near airports or crowded places are what I call ‘idiots’,” says Andrew McQuillan, owner and director of Crowded Space, a specialist drone company that deals with public safety and keeping airports safe. Specific airspace restrictions – around airports and other critical infrastructure and public gatherings – …

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People thought I was crazy – the truth about flying long-haul with a baby as a solo parent

How to avoid travel chaos on road and rail this Christmas and New Year

Christmas 2024: Your complete travel guide to getting around the UK this festive season

Virgin Atlantic CEO warns that Rolls-Royce engine issue will persist throughout 2025

Are we entitled to compensation if our plane left Gatwick without us?

Air New Zealand exploring return of long-haul flights to London after Gatwick deal

Should we be worried about flying to the Middle East?

Holidaymakers hunker down for the night at Heathrow after torrential rain and storms across the Atlantic forced dozens of flights to be cancelled

Holidaymaker, 78, reveals chaos onboard EasyJet flight to Tenerife after plane forced to make U-turn back to Gatwick when 'hydraulic system broke in mid-air'

Flight prices soar by 50 per cent ahead of train strikes this weekend

The collapse of air-traffic control that caused major flight chaos and how it unfolded

Airport delays: Latest from Heathrow and Gatwick as e-passport gates cause travel chaos Bank Holiday Saturday

Norse Atlantic adds new US destinations from UK's Gatwick as demand surges

British Airways plane makes U-turn four hours into journey due to ‘technical issue’

Vueling plane circles Gatwick for two hours after take-off before returning

Flying from Gatwick this summer? Stand by for changes

Brits reveal they've lost up to £4,000 as they face quarantine after flying from Portugal

EasyJet turns 25 – but with fewer flights to Glasgow than it had in 1995

Wizz Air: Could one plane at Gatwick start another low-cost revolution?

Using drones to counter rogue drones long-term solution: Thales official

Climate activists to ‘disrupt business as usual’ in DC, London

Extinction Rebellion Heathrow protest: Could flights be cancelled by drones?

Britain braces for busiest day of air travel EVER as Champions League final adds to holiday getaways

Keeping airports safe from drones