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Baggage handlers at Gatwick Airport call off strike action after new pay offer

The baggage screeners will now receive a 7% increase in hourly pay, backdated to April 2025, along with other improved benefits.

The Independent UK

British Airways axes popular route from London Gatwick to New York and families pay more

Travel experts warn of huge knock-on effect for holidaymakers in south London, Sussex and Kent

Evening Standard

Gatwick baggage screeners to strike from next week

Unite said the workers are among the lowest paid at the West Sussex airport, earning ‘just above the minimum wage’

Evening Standard

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Gatwick passengers warned of severe August delays amid baggage screener strike

Walkouts later this month expected to disrupt travel for thousands of passengers.

Evening Standard

Disruption warning as Gatwick baggage screeners announce August strikes

The walkout will take place throughout the month, including during the bank holiday

The Independent UK

What caused the air traffic outage? Airlines ‘extremely disappointed’ after passengers stranded by cancellations

British Airways cancels some Thursday flights to and from Heathrow while Ryanair demands resignation of Nats CEO

The Independent UK

Heathrow Airport Flights Cancelled: What Went Wrong, Ongoing Disruptions and How It Could Affect Your Travel

A radar failure on 30 July 2025 grounded flights at Heathrow and UK airports, cancelling 150+ and stranding 100,000

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Stranded passengers and airlines demand answers over air traffic control chaos as delays could continue for days

National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has confirmed problem which brought misery for thousands of holidaymakers caused by a ‘radar issue’ and were not cyber-related

Evening Standard

Calls for UK air traffic control boss to resign as new glitch disrupts flights

System restored after Nats limited flights due to technical problems that raised fears of repeat of chaos in August 2023

The Guardian - UK

London airport latest: Passengers left stranded as radar glitch cancels flights at Heathrow and Gatwick

All outbound flights in the UK are being affected by a technical issue with air traffic control, Gatwick airport says

Evening Standard

Eight-hour delay: what can you expect from easyJet?

Plane Talk: Passengers spend an entire 9-5 working day waiting at Gatwick for an elusive flight to Milan

The Independent UK

Virgin Atlantic: 5-year plan includes Starlink wifi and more posh seats, but not a return to Gatwick

Plane Talk: When Richard Branson founded his airline, only 5% of seats were better than economy – on some planes soon it will be 45%

The Independent UK

UK airports prepare for busiest-ever summer – and these are the peak dates

Exclusive: Fridays in July and August see the biggest crowds at five top airports, while at Gatwick landings and take-offs will be just 65 seconds apart

The Independent UK

Storm season triggers unexpected connections and lots of surprises for airline passengers

Plane Talk: When flying goes wrong it can sometimes go right – but mostly doesn’t

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British Airways passengers finally reunited with baggage after day of ‘chaos’

Exclusive: Hundreds of bags were left behind after a ‘global IT system failure’, with weather disruption causing diversion to Birmingham

Evening Standard

Air India flight to London cancelled because of ‘precautionary checks’

Flight AI159 was planned to depart Ahmedabad, India, at 1.10pm local time on Tuesday, and arrive at Gatwick airport at 6.25pm BST.

The Independent UK

Air India pilot’s last words moments before aircraft crashed to the ground revealed

The Gatwick-bound flight crashed and killed 241 people on board shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad

Evening Standard

Tom Fletcher and Mark Wright apologise for 'insensitive' posts after Air India tragedy

All but one of the 272 passengers and crew perished on the Gatwick-bound flight

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Gatwick-bound passenger flight with hundreds on board crashes in India

Reports suggest at least 242 people were on board.

Evening Standard

Stansted seeks go-ahead to boost capacity to 51 million passengers a year

The planning application comes as Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports also plot big increases in passenger capacity

Evening Standard

Why more than 50,000 passengers have booked on 'flights to nowhere' from UK airports like Heathrow and Gatwick

‘When they come off the aeroplane at the end of the day, there’s tears of emotion,’ one British Airways pilot explained

Evening Standard

Chaos as easyJet flight from Alicante to Manchester diverts to Gatwick after mid-air medical emergency

Flight U25521 declared an emergency while flying over the south coast of Britain

Evening Standard

Air India ranked most delayed airline after ‘completely unacceptable’ record

The route with the longest average delay was from Gatwick to Bangalore.

The Independent UK

The airlines with the most delayed flights from the UK revealed

The average delay for all these airlines was 18 minutes and 18 seconds

The Independent UK

Gatwick airport travellers warned of major disruption due to staff strike action

Staff working for Redline Oil Services are striking over eight days, including the Spring Bank Holiday weekend

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