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Summer holiday nightmare as hundreds of EasyJet flights cancelled at the last minute

A fifth of the flights have been put on hold

The Independent UK

Mass flight cancellations and diversions mar start of peak month for airline passengers

Exclusive: Up to 10,000 British Airways passengers have had their flights cancelled on Friday

The Independent UK

Airlines are cutting the price of flights for last-minute summer holidays to as little as £15

Destinations you can reach for less include Malaga, Seville, Valencia and Florence

The Independent UK

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Rare ‘red alert’ issued on easyJet flight to Lisbon after co-pilot faints

Paramedics met the plane on the runway to treat the crew member

The Independent UK

Olympic travel prices tumble as Paris experiences ‘le flop’

Exclusive: Last-minute cheap flights from the UK to the French capital as low as £27 with hotel bargains on arrival in Olympic host city

The Independent UK

Paris 2024: Travel chaos hits Olympic opening ceremony as hotel rates and air fares tumble

Exclusive: Good hotels are cutting their rates to off-peak levels following the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

Olympics 2024: Paris transport shuts down ahead of opening ceremony

Exclusive: Last flight to CDG airport on Friday is from Edinburgh – after it reaches the gate at 5.10pm, one of Europe’s biggest hubs will close

The Independent UK

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Budget airline EasyJet's summer looks different from its rival Ryanair as it’s sold 1.5 million more tickets for its peak months than last year

EasyJet’s CEO Johan Lundgren said the company was “on track to deliver another record-breaking summer.”

Fortune

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

The low-cost airline’s profit per seat was £6 between April and June 2024

The Independent UK

EasyJet forecasts record-breaking summer as profits jump

Strong results follow drop in European airline stocks this week after Ryanair reported profit plunge

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water credit rating downgraded to ‘junk’ status by Moody’s – as it happened

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as rating agency says water company will struggle to find new investment

The Guardian - UK

London Gatwick cancelled flights list Tuesday, 23 July: mass IT outage continues to impact departures

Jetsetters departing from Gatwick can expect several delays today

Evening Standard

Air-traffic control in Europe is no longer fit for purpose, says easyJet boss

Exclusive: CEO Johan Lundgren says over half the airline’s departures on Sunday were hit by air-traffic control slot delays

The Independent UK

More than 100,000 passengers hit by weekend flight cancellations following IT crash problems

Exclusive: 100,000 travellers had flights to, from and within the UK grounded between Friday and Sunday

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Tui cancels flights and holidays as passengers wait at departure gates

Exclusive: Europe’s biggest holiday firm is cancelling entire package holidays to manage down the scale of its problems

The Independent UK

Summer city breaks – are they getting too risky?

The Man Who Pays His Way: disruption is now at such a pitch that apprehension may prevail over anticipation

The Independent UK

Thousands of passengers face fresh flight cancellations and delays in aftermath of global IT outage

Exclusive: Tui passengers were worst hit on Friday, with British Airways and easyJet grounding the highest number of flights on Saturday. In total, 75,000 passengers have been affected since Friday

The Independent UK

Dozens more flights cancelled as impact of Microsoft IT outage spreads into weekend

Exclusive: At least 45 more flights to, from and within the UK have been cancelled on Saturday as airlines struggle to recover opeations.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Bedlam’ in UK as air and rail travel hit by global IT outage

More than 5,000 flights cancelled worldwide after problem affecting Microsoft Windows

The Independent UK

IT outage brings airport chaos on busiest day for five years

Ryanair is reporting disruption and and easyjet flight to Berlin has been cancelled

Woman & Home

I swear by this easyJet cabin bag for short trips – and there's just hours left to get it for under £25

The Lossga travel backpack is my go-to for mini breaks

The Independent UK

Ryanair boss warns passengers face summer holiday flight cancellations over air traffic control crisis

Exclusive: ‘It’s awful for our crews, it’s awful for passengers’ – Eddie Wilson, chief executive Ryanair DAC

The Guardian - UK

‘As prepared as we can be’: UK airlines and airports get ready for summer getaway

Measures to manage disruption include recruitment to fill shortages and investment in control centres

The Independent UK

Amid the anti-tourism trend, here are 6 destinations that desperately want you to pay them a visit

Exclusive: Almost every destination wants more tourists, not fewer

The Independent UK

Simon Calder: Do I need a passport to fly within the UK or to Ireland?

In practice airlines demand ID from adult travellers

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