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 Wales Online · May 4, 2022
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" Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022
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 The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022
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 Wales Online · Apr 21, 2022
All the flights cancelled today from UK airports Airlines have blamed Easter travel disruptions on staff shortages The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022
Wizz Air 'dumps' passengers 200 miles from destination and states 'find your own way home' A Wizz Air flight bound from Tel Aviv which was supposed to land at London Gatwick was diverted, with many having to fork out hundreds to get taxis back home. Daily Record · Apr 19, 2022
Wizz Air nightmare as families dumped 200 miles from London Gatwick and told ‘find your own way home’ at 4am Passengers forced to pay £200-500 for hours-long taxis home at 4am The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022
Travellers hit by ‘nightmare’ queues and cancelled flights in Easter Monday disruption Eurostar passengers ‘upset’ and ‘restless’ as they face delays in Paris The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022
Wizz Air dumps passengers 200 miles from destination and says 'find your own way home' A Wizz Air flight from Tel Aviv which was supposed to land in London Gatwick was diverted to Doncaster - and many had to fork out hundreds to get taxis back home Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2022
easyJet claims ‘strong recovery’ from pandemic despite losing £3m a day through winter Trading update coincides with airline cancelling another 32 flights to and from its main base, Gatwick airport The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022
Airport chaos fear made me arrive at Gatwick 19 hours before my easyJet flight - I needn't have bothered At a time when delays, cancellations and missed flights are common, I wanted to share an experience of everything going pretty much okay Wales Online · Apr 11, 2022
Easter holiday travel chaos: what’s going on? Trains, boats and planes all face problems over Easter The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022
Easter holiday travel chaos: what’s going on? Trains, boats and planes all face problems this weekend and over Easter The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022
BA and easyJet cancel more flights, adding to misery for travellers Heathrow and Gatwick cancellations a result of staff shortages because of Covid The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022 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
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022 Covid causes cancellation of 100 easyJet flights Airline has already pre-emptively cancelled some Sunday flights, including departures from Gatwick to Menorca, Nice and Preveza
Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2022 Inside Sir Freddie Laker's no-frills Skytrain airline and its turbulent collapse Millionaire Sir Freddie Laker’s no-frills Skytrain airline went bust 40 years ago - we look back at the man who Richard Branson said was a mentor and the airline's turbulent descent
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 British Airways: Cancellations continue after latest IT meltdown at Heathrow Pilots, cabin crew and aircraft are out of position, with several planes on the ground at Gatwick rather than Heathrow after they were diverted
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022 British Airways short-haul returns to Gatwick after nearly two years First flight left for Larnaca this morning, with 35 new routes launching this month
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022 Cancelled trains and flight delays as Gatwick’s South Terminal reopens ‘Passenger demand is really strong. We’re going to bounce back quickly this summer’ – Stewart Wingate, CEO, Gatwick
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022 Passengers return as Gatwick’s south terminal reopens The Sussex airport had operated from just one terminal over the pandemic to save on costs.
Manchester Evening News · Mar 27, 2022 Why is parking at Manchester Airport so expensive? "The revenue from these services allows us to offer competitive aeronautical charges to our airlines. This directly reduces ticket prices for our customers."
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Summer travel is about to take off in Europe The Man Who Pays His Way: Travel connects humanity, spreads wealth and creates joy
Wales Online · Mar 24, 2022 Easing of restrictions has seen passenger numbers jump fivefold as airports struggle to cope Heathrow is the UK’s busiest airport, with 2.5 million passengers travelling to and from there in January
Wales Online · Mar 22, 2022 Gatwick Airport reopens South Terminal with more than 30 long-haul routes scheduled Passengers will be able to fly to a multitude of destinations across the US, Canada, Caribbean and Asia from this summer