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Half-term travel chaos at Gatwick as families face huge queues after flights axed

It comes after EasyJet announced more than 200 flights over the next 10 days are set to be cancelled

Evening Standard

EasyJet to cancel more than 200 flights from Gatwick airport in next 10 days

It said the cancellations were ‘necessary to provide reliable services over this busy period’

Evening Standard

EasyJet to cancel more than 20 daily half-term flights from Gatwick

It said the cancellations were “necessary to provide reliable services over this busy period”.

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EasyJet to cancel over 200 half-term flights causing chaos for family travel plans

The airline has announced about 24 flights a day from London's Gatwick airport will be cancelled between 28 May and 6 June "to provide reliable services over this busy period"

Daily Mirror

easyJet set to cancel 240 flights from Gatwick over half-term

The airline has cancelled more than 200 flights over the course of days

Wales Online

Boy, 6, sleeps on airport floor as family's £2k holiday ruined by easyJet chaos

A furious mum shared the pictures of her two young sons lying on their luggage after problems with the airline led to heartache for dozens of passengers hoping to travel to Spain.

Daily Record

Half-term holiday chaos as passengers report hours-long queues at Gatwick and denied boarding

Exclusive: One passenger claims 46 people were denied boarding to easyJet’s 5am flight to Corfu

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EasyJet cancels dozens more flights, stranding more than 3,000 passengers

Short-notice cancellations on Friday from Gatwick include flights to Palma de Mallorca and Milan

The Independent UK

Airport chaos - live: easyJet cancels more flights, while Gatwick passengers report three-hour queues

Airline-wide systems failure now rectified but flights continue to be disrupted

The Independent UK

Airline launches ticket sales for Gatwick-New York return flights from £255

Norse Atlantic Airways is hoping to succeed where Norwegian Air Shuttle failed.

Evening Standard

Gatwick Airport chaos continues as 30,000 customers impacted by easyJet cancellations

easyJet flight cancellations are causing long queues at London Gatwick after the budget airline had an IT outage on Thursday grounding hundreds of planes

Daily Mirror

Fresh travel ‘chaos’ at Gatwick amid cancelled flights and ‘two hour check-in queues’

Holidaymakers at Gatwick reported fresh travel “chaos” on Friday morning amid cancelled flights and a reported lack of check-in staff.

Evening Standard

Boy, 6, sleeps on airport floor as family's £2,000 Spain holiday ruined after TWO easyJet flights cancelled

'I was heartbroken watching my children sleep on the floor'

Manchester Evening News

‘I don’t need this’: Wizz Air pilot rants at passengers after seven-hour delay

‘You know, I don’t need this, my crew don’t need this,” shouts pilot as stressed out passengers stuck on plane plead to get off

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Newlyweds forced to swap dream honeymoon for UK safari park due to passport blunder

Cameron Smith and Shanice Budd-Smith had been looking forward to some time away in Portugal's Algarve only to be turned away from their flight at Gatwick Airport due to issues with their passports

The Independent UK

Families left sleeping on airport floor as easyJet cancels at least 23 flights

Some families are waiting on their third easyJet flight from their second airport after a series of last-minute cancellations

The Independent UK

UK airports apologise after staff shortages continue to cause travel chaos

Travellers at Gatwick and Manchester complained about long delays on Tuesday morning.

Daily Mirror

Prankster causes panic after putting up 'Welcome to Luton' sign near Gatwick Airport

Air passengers arriving at Gatwick Airport were alarmed by a sign welcoming them to Luton, a town some 60 miles away from the airport. A prankster has now claimed responsibility

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The Independent UK

Why are airport queues so long and what are passengers’ rights if they miss a flight?

Exclusive: Former Gatwick security officer Simon Calder explains all

Daily Mirror

Scammer who ran fake airport meet and greet service forced to pay up

Investigators found Muhammad Amjad, who ran Park Direct Gatwick Ltd, promised customers their cars would be kept safe while they were on holiday

Daily Mirror

Family frogmarched out of airport after easyJet blocks boarding over passport rule

Nicci Lou has called for airlines like easyJet to warn people ahead of time if their passport is not going to be accepted under rules brought in following Brexit after the incident at Gatwick Airport

Wales Online

Plane landing at Gatwick Airport was at 'high risk' of hitting drone

Air traffic controllers at Gatwick were forced to suspend all aircraft movements after the pilot of a A321 plane spotted the drone

Daily Mirror

Terrifying moment plane at Gatwick was at 'high' risk of hitting drone just 40ft away

Crew working at the time of the incident on February 26 at 4.40pm thought the “large” drone was being flown as a "deliberate obstruction"

The Guardian - UK

NHS ambulance service cuts presence at Gatwick airport and sports venues

South East Coast service stops providing onsite paramedic at airport to focus on 999 response

Wales Online

easyJet passengers endure 11-hour nightmare flight back to where they started

They flew from Bristol Airport and ended up returning after circling Madeira twice - and the chaos didn't end there

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