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Why air passengers are flocking to post-Covid Heathrow: The Leader

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How the inflation rate has changed for everyday goods and services

What does NATS do and how did the air traffic control issues happen?

What to do if your luggage is lost on holiday? Your rights explained

Flights to Spain could be hit by pilot strikes this summer

Easyjet flying high as Brits bag summer holidays

Ice risk in parts of UK as temperatures to plummet to minus 10C overnight

Man, 44, dies on flight to Glasgow despite crew’s attempts to save him

London Stansted eyes hassle-free summer with February recruitment fair

Airports ‘coping’ with strikes as army check passports

Should short-haul flights be banned?

Why has BA stopped selling short-haul flights from Heathrow?

End of ultra-low cost Ryanair flights won’t stop the super-emitters

Podcast: Why the British getaway hasn’t got off to the best start

Podcast: What does Heathrow passenger cap mean for summer travel?

Florida Keys: the eco way to do a great American road trip

EU to drop Covid face mask rule for airports and flights in Europe

Gatwick to reopen south terminal next month as travel demand ramps up

Wizz Air losses jump as Omicron knocks air travel

Easyjet losses top £2 billion in two years as fears about travel grow

EU urges members to halt travel to nations hit by new Covid variant

Simon Reeve: ‘My depression drives me forward’

Domestic Air Passenger Duty to fall as new ultra long-haul rate added

Easyjet says BA plan for Gatwick not ‘something to lose sleep over’

Shapps announces travel shake up ‘We are making travel easier for you’

Ryanair to create 5,000 new jobs as it anticipates COVID bounce back

Air arrivals down 87% on pre-Covid levels

Comment: End travel chaos at border

No jabs, no flying younger Britons warned

People are hugging like in Love Actually... oh the joy of flying again

Heathrow boss sorry after holidaymakers have to queue for hours

Go to the office just one day a month, TUI tells 3,000 staff

Easyjet and Ryanair to keep face masks on flights after Freedom Day

Comment: Boris Johnson needs to get a grip on travel chaos

Ryanair boss: European holidays are safe

US to widen ‘Do Not Travel’ advice to include around 80% of countries

Heathrow boss: ‘No reason to delay’ return of air travel after May 17

15% of ‘well off’ Brits responsible for majority of UK air travel

Can I go on holiday in 2021?

10-day hotel quarantine may be reduced to seven with negative test

Passengers coming into Britain will be sent to quarantine in hotels

Comment: Virus travel tests are long overdue

Passenger tests must only be ‘temporary measure’, say aviation bosses

England’s tour of Sri Lanka likely to go ahead despite air travel ban

‘Net zero is more affordable... but we’ll have to cut back on meat’

‘Quarantine travel reduction is a start but not end solution’

BA sells off champagne glasses as air travel demand nosedives

British Airways to trial testing passengers for coronavirus

Best breathable face masks for travel

BA job cuts top 8,200 as IAG raises billions to shore up finances

Call to ramp up airport testing and review 'chaotic' quarantine rules

The Reader: Rail can spur London’s return as a world leader

Emails accuse me of putting lives at risk just to protect Heathrow

Can I claim sick pay if I need to quarantine after visiting Spain?

Should you stay or should you go? How to navigate holidays this summer

Sturgeon slams Government's 'shambolic' air bridges decision-making

UK 'readies air bridge deals with several countries'

Easyjet to give kids comic book face masks to ease flight anxiety

Italy to welcome overseas visitors as decline in virus cases recorded

Ryanair fares up 24% - as company forecasts record profits

Air fares poised to increase as airline charges hiked

BA pilot sacked after pre-flight cocaine binge

'air traffic failure will be absolute chaos'.

Wizz Air lands in trouble over flight disruption compensation

Holidaymakers face 'challenging' summer amid fears of flight delays

Airline changes its gender-based uniform rules

Wizz Air and Ryanair passenger numbers soar as airlines recover from pandemic impact

Mass brawls, drunken threats and passengers stripping off: 'Air rage' incidents surge in the UK

Worst airlines for UK flight delays revealed

This short-haul airline was ranked UK's worst - with passengers urged to avoid it if they can

British Airways reveals first uniform change in 20 years

Airport security rules on liquids and laptops to be relaxed

Higher fares and record traffic make Ryanair finances better than pre-COVID

'Most inclusive airline in the skies': Virgin scraps uniform rules for men and women

Flight cancellation amnesty deadline day could place more services in peril

Airlines and airports unable to say when flight cancellation threat will end

'govt couldn't run a sweet shop': ryanair chief blames brexit labour market issues for airport chaos.

'Frustrated' Gatwick travellers

Campaigners lose battle over runway extension as Southampton airport land victory

Air passengers should get more protection for disruptions like COVID-19, MPs say

Fears of Easter travel chaos grow as 'extremely busy' networks expected during bank holiday weekend

Airlines should be fined over Easter travel chaos, consumer group says

Cargo jet snaps in two after skidding off runway during emergency landing

What's going on at UK airports?

Airport bars avoid tougher rules as pleas from airlines rejected by government

Branson to land fresh £400m funding injection for Virgin Atlantic

EasyJet warns of pre-tax loss of up to £1.18bn due to COVID pandemic

Supersonic passenger flights to return almost 20 years after Concorde was retired

'Solution to quarantine is staring us in the face': British Airways to test passengers in COVID trial

Quarantine extension 'another devastating blow' to travel industry

Ryanair UK cabin crew 'safe' following union jobs deal

Pilots' union has reached outline deal with British Airways in fight to save jobs

France rescues aerospace industry with €15bn aid

'Deep sorrow' as coronavirus grounds Flybe for good

Coronavirus: What to do if your China flight is suspended

Pilot blamed for 41 deaths after plane caught fire in emergency landing

Duty free could be sealed in bags during flights

Ryanair profits soar despite cancellations

Passengers on all US-bound flights face grilling

Plane watcher becomes UK's youngest pilot

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First-ever electric air taxi flight takes off in NYC. Video, 00:01:09 First-ever electric air taxi flight takes off in NYC

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Council looks to scrap air show funding after 2024

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Airport submits plans for more private jet flights

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Strong gales cause Isle of Man travel disruption

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How a budget airline took off on TikTok

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Airport's extended runway attracts first new routes

• Posted 7 days ago 8 Nov

Bristol Airport runway reopens after lighting issue

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• Posted 7 November 7 Nov

Ryanair sees profits boom after hiking air fares

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• Posted 6 November 6 Nov

US pilot charged for allegedly threatening captain

• Posted 1 November 1 Nov

Major Stansted Airport expansion given go-ahead

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Witness History. Inventing the black box. Audio, 9 minutes Witness History

Inventing the black box

In 1962 a prototype of the cockpit flight recorder was tested in Australia

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Disabled man says he had to drag himself off plane

• Posted 31 October 31 Oct

Large electric aircraft could deliver freight to isles

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Islander aircraft production returns to birthplace

Council angry over airport's flights proposal

• Posted 30 October 30 Oct

Airport workers' strike suspended - union

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• Posted 27 October 27 Oct

Fury over air traffic charges after IT meltdown

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Off-duty pilot accused of trying to crash airline jet

• Posted 23 October 23 Oct

What happens next after Luton Airport car park fire?

Bingley teenager takes to the skies

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• Posted 19 October 19 Oct

Airport staff walk out in 24-hour strike

• Posted 17 October 17 Oct

People with cars at Luton Airport 'left in limbo'

• Posted 13 October 13 Oct

Tourists spending thousands to get out of Israel

• Posted 12 October 12 Oct

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Widespread UK air travel disruption to last for days, minister says

By Monday afternoon, 232 flights due to leave UK airports and 271 arriving flights had been reportedly cancelled.

British Transport Minister Mark Harper has said it would take days to resolve the widespread disruption to flights into and out of the country after air traffic control systems were hit by a technical problem.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed on Monday – one of the country’s busiest travel days – after air traffic controllers were forced to switch to manual systems.

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Harper added that government officials did not believe the technical problem was the result of a cyberattack.

“There is going to be some knock-on impact today and I suspect for another few days as airlines get their planes and get their services back to normal,” Harper told the BBC on Tuesday.

“I know how frustrating this is for passengers, I’ve had flights cancelled myself before. It is very frustrating, and the airline does have a responsibility to look after their passengers and accommodate them and get them on another flight if necessary,” he added.

Aviation analytics firm Cirium said that by Monday afternoon, 232 flights due to leave UK airports and 271 arriving flights had been cancelled.

Many took to social media to share their dismay at the technical issue and said they were stuck on the plane tarmac waiting to take off or being held in airports.

Dozens of flights were cancelled at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest air hub, which warned of “knock-on impacts”.

At least 32 departures from Heathrow were cancelled on Tuesday, and 31 arrivals were axed.

On Monday, NATS Operations Director Juliet Kennedy said: “It [the breakdown] was fixed earlier this afternoon. However, it will take some time for flights to return to normal, and we will continue to work with the airlines and the airports to recover the situation.”

“Our absolute priority is safety, and we will be investigating very thoroughly what happened today.”

Heathrow airport, Britain’s busiest hub, told passengers on X, formally known as Twitter, to contact their airline before travelling to the airport on Tuesday.

Airlines have said that they were changing flight schedules to try and fly as many people as possible, but some planes and crews were not where they should be.