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'Hero of Gatwick' becomes viral sensation after shouting out instructions to stranded passengers

Kurtis Toy, 36, was labelled a ‘hero’ for stepping in to help customer service staff after his flight from the London airport was cancelled amid the air traffic meltdown

Evening Standard

Flight disruption eases as airport operations return to normal

An air traffic control issue caused more than 2,000 flights arriving or departing the UK to be cancelled this week.

Evening Standard

Flight disruption easing as air traffic boss faces calls to resign

Hundreds of thousands of passengers were caught up in the disruption after flights were cancelled following a Nats technical issue on Tuesday.

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Fury as passengers hit by UK flight chaos 'unlikely to get compensation'

Airlines are unlikely to have to pay out as the incident is expected to be put down to ‘extraordinary circumstances’ under passenger rights rules

Evening Standard

Passengers affected by air traffic control issue ‘unlikely to get compensation’

Travellers were caught up in the disruption after hundreds of flights were cancelled following a Nats technical issue on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Britain’s crumbling vital infrastructure cannot be allowed to fail

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The latest ‘technical glitch’ to cause widespread chaos at Britain’s airports must not be allowed to happen yet again. But preventing it will mean confronting the awesome challenge – and cost – of modernising air traffic control

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Flight chaos that left thousands stranded and could cost aviation industry £70m ‘was avoidable’

Downing Street said the government still had confidence in the boss of National Air Traffic Services, Martin Rolfe

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Transport Secretary does not believe air traffic control issue was ‘unavoidable’

Heidi Alexander told MPs that safety must remain air traffic controllers’ ‘over-riding priority’.

Evening Standard

Government backs air traffic control chief after thousands face travel chaos

Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe has come under fire.

The Independent UK

When will flights at Heathrow and Gatwick get back to normal?

Disruption continues to ease on Thursday but there are still flight delays and cancellations

Evening Standard

Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations

Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidable

The Guardian - UK

UK flight chaos deepens as more than 150 flights cancelled after air traffic control glitch

UK travellers faced significant disruption as over 150 flights were cancelled on Wednesday. A technical glitch in air traffic control systems caused widespread chaos across Britain's airports. Heathrow Airport experienced the majority of the latest flight cancellations and delays. The National Air Traffic Services acknowledged the complex recovery process and…

The Economic Times

Travellers in UK face ongoing disruption after air traffic control glitch

Flights from British airports began to resume Wednesday after a glitch in the country's air traffic control service left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded and 2,000 cancellations, costing airlines millions of pounds. Authorities warned that travellers would continue to experience delays as airlines scrambled to recover from the outage.

France 24

Government to banish 60,000 ‘ironing board’ seats on busy commuter trains

The transport secretary has promised ‘more comfortable alternatives’ for rail passengers

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Thameslink set to replace ‘ironing board’ seats in major upgrade

More than 60,000 standard class seat base cushions in all 115 Thameslink trains will be replaced, along with improved backrests

The Independent UK

Government could slash EV sales targets as zero emissions mandate comes under review

Car makers want more breathing room, but charging firms warn a policy wobble could slow Britain’s switch to electric cars

Evening Standard

Two seriously injured after London train with 150 on board derails

The train, which had around 150 people on board when it derailed, has now been safely evacuated

Evening Standard

Everything we know so far as London train derails near Lewes

The train derailed in the area between Haywards Heath and Lewes shortly before 4pm on Thursday

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The Independent UK

Wickford derailment latest: National Rail insists British trains ‘among safest in world’ after second crash in 24 hours

The Wickford derailment comes less than 24 hours after a train derailled in East Sussex

The Independent UK

EU border chaos update as post-Brexit checks spark major delays

The EU's Entry/Exit System only became fully operational in April but already faces backlash

The Independent UK

UK train chaos caused by 90 second power outage runs into second day

Rail bosses said a number of services are still experiencing delays after the brief ‘power outage’ on Thursday

The Independent UK

Rail disruption expected into morning after power outage grinds trains to halt

Further disruption is expected as engineers made ‘good progress’ through the night to fix issues.

Evening Standard

Gatwick second runway expansion set to begin after court ruling

The Court of Appeal dismissed a bid by campaigners to challenge a High Court ruling in June that the scheme could proceed.

The Guardian - UK

Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails

£2.2bn project will allow about 100,000 more flights a year to use Britain’s second busiest airport

The Independent UK

Gatwick Airport expansion moves one step closer as second runway challenge fails

The £2.2 billion expansion was approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander in September 2025

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