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Gatwick hires hundreds of security staff to ease summer rush

The West Sussex airport has already taken on 400 new workers and said more are being recruited.

The Independent UK

Gatwick Airport hires 400 more staff to deal with travel chaos

"With passenger numbers rapidly returning to 2019 levels, we expect to be busy, particularly at peak times such as weekends and the forthcoming school summer holidays."

Wales Online

EasyJet promises ‘new initiatives to help customers’ as flight cancellations continue

’Twilight bag drop’ will be reintroduced at Gatwick and Bristol to allow passengers to check in luggage the night before

The Independent UK

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Gatwick Airport passengers 'passing out in 'boiling terminals' after long flight delay

A passenger has also claimed their plane was sitting on the tarmac for five hours on Saturday during a chaotic day at Gatwick Airport as holidaymakers 'pass out' due to the sweltering heatwave

Daily Mirror

Gatwick chaos: Holidaymakers ‘passing out in boiling terminals’ amid UK heatwave

Travellers were “passing out” after flight delays left them waiting for hours at Gatwick airport on Saturday, it has been claimed.

Evening Standard

Fuming couple's honeymoon 'ruined' after being 'left stranded at Scots airport with no luggage'

The couple, who had been at the airport all day, were allegedly told they could leave the airport for some fresh air, but then came back to find the flight had gone.

Daily Record

Gatwick Airport runs out of water forcing toilets and restaurants to close amid heatwave

It is reported only two toilets at Gatwick Airport are working in one terminal as the problems mount for Brits trying to get away for their summer holidays

Daily Mirror

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Quebec City has one of the world's most famous hotels but there's so much more to see

Famous hotel loved by stars and royalty is a dream base for exploring Quebec City, which is now connected by a new route with Canadian airline Air Transat from Gatwick

Daily Mirror

New UK airline rankings show British Airways cancelled 12 times more flights than Ryanair

Figures from air travel intelligence company OAG shows that Gatwick Airport had the most cancellations so far this year of any UK airport, with more than 3% of flights not taking off

Daily Mirror

Flights at Gatwick ‘ten times more likely to be axed than Stansted’

Holidaymakers at Gatwick are more likely to have flights cancelled this year than at any other major UK airport.

Evening Standard

EasyJet passengers 'made to wait for hours on plane with one glass of water'

EasyJet passengers at Gatwick Airport have complained after claiming to wait for hours on a plane for their flight to leave for Croatia and were only offered "one glass of water" to drink

Daily Mirror

Heathrow cancelled flights: 13 questions answered by Simon Calder

Will the Heathrow cap mean my flight is cancelled? Simon Calder answers reader questions during an ‘Ask Me Anything’

The Independent UK

Passengers left ‘locked in stairwell’ at Gatwick airport after flight delay

‘We’re pretty angry about the situation,’ says delayed passenger

The Independent UK

Holiday nightmare as passengers 'locked' in sweltering airport stairwell for hours

"I would like to know if it’s ok to lock 40 people in a stairwell? We’re still here after we were meant to go at 5.55am."

Irish Mirror

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Daily Mirror

Holiday misery for Gatwick passengers 'locked sweltering in stairwell for hours'

Passengers at Gatwick Airport have complained of being stuck in 24C heat in a stairwell this morning due to a lengthy delay with the bus due to take them to their plane

Evening Standard

Flightmare! What’s really going on at Britain’s airports — and is your holiday doomed?

The only thing to match the carnage in politics right now? A trip to an airport. With Heathrow asking airlines to stop selling summer tickets, can anyone save our holidays? Katie Strick reports

Daily Mirror

British Airways cancels 1,500 more flights spelling chaos for 100,000 passengers

Around 1,000 flights to and from Heathrow and Gatwick alone will be cancelled by British Airways this summer, with routes to Málaga, Palma and Faro likely to be impacted

Evening Standard

All the cancelled BA flights in July from London Heathrow and Gatwick

The airline has cancelled hundreds of flights in July

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The Independent UK

Why are so many flights being cancelled?

Flying from the UK feels like a lucky dip at the moment - but what reasons are airlines giving for this season’s mass batch of cancellations?

The Guardian - UK

BA cancels more than 1,000 summer flights from Heathrow and Gatwick

Services to holiday destinations including Málaga, Palma and Faro to be affected

Wales Online

British Airways to axe 650 more flights from Heathrow and Gatwick in bid to ease chaos

Nottingham Post

New Manchester Airport boss says the traffic chaos over the past months is 'behind us'

Passengers this summer should still arrive early and expect some delays

Daily Mirror

BBC reporter left paralysed by Al-Qaeda gunman stranded on plane at Gatwick Airport

Frank Gardner, 60, was left outraged after being left abandoned on a plane after landing Gatwick Airport - as the journalist admits this isn't the first time this has happened to him

The Independent UK

London-Manchester for £415? As flights are cut, air fares soar to unprecedented levels this summer

Exclusive: Budget airlines are charging over £700 from western Greece in early September

Evening Standard

Disabled BBC journalist Frank Gardner hits out as he is left stranded again on plane at Gatwick

Mr Gardner was left partially paralysed after being shot by al Qaeda gunmen in Saudi Arabia in 2004

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