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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

EXPLAINED: Travel chaos at gatwick as british airways plane blocks runway - The Real Truth

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Sixteen flights have been diverted and dozens more are likely to be heavily delayed or cancelled at London Gatwick airport, after a British Airways flight to Vancouver abandoned its departure in the middle of the runway.

No one is believed to have been hurt when BA2279 rejected take-off at high speed, leading to overheated brakes

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