All news on the topic: Flight

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Nats chief paid £2.2m in bonuses despite repeated air traffic failures
The head of air traffic control has been paid more than £2million in bonuses over the past three years despite overseeing repeated system failures.
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Hundreds of thousands of Britons may miss compensation after NATS flight chaos
Hundreds of thousands of Britons may not receive compensation if their flights were hit in Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s air travel chaos.
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NATS under fire over repeated failures and £1.5m chief executive pay
The latest IT glitch to hit the UK air traffic control provider NATS has raised further searching questions over its systems and leadership.
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UK gives NATS one week to explain major air traffic failure
Britain’s NATS air traffic control provider has a ‌week to investigate the systems failure that halted flights and stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers, the government said, as pressure mounts on its chief executive.
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Arsenal’s Champions League opener thrown into chaos by UK air traffic control failure
Arsenal’s Champions League campaign has hit an early snag before a ball has even been kicked, with widespread air traffic control failures across Britain forcing the club to scrap Mikel Arteta’s scheduled pre-match press conference on Tuesday evening.
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Heathrow and Gatwick halt departures as UK air traffic control system suffers technical failure
Departures at two major London airports have been halted as other airports across the UK deal with air traffic control issues.
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Five killed as Amazon Air cargo plane crashes at Miami airport and hits vehicles
An Amazon Air cargo plane overshot the runway while attempting to land at Miami International Airport, killing five people and seriously injuring five more.
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Gatwick runway shut after Boeing 787 technical fault sparks chaos and flight diversions
Flights departing from Gatwick Airport were brought to a standstill after a technical problem involving an aircraft forced the runway to close, leaving passengers facing delays and diversions.
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Manchester-bound flight forced to divert to Siberia after mechanical fault
The Airbus A330-300 from Beijing got into trouble over Siberia and had to land in Krasnoyarsk despite Foreign Office advice against Brits travelling to Russia
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EasyJet passengers stranded in Montenegro for more than 24 hours amid airport chaos
A desperate EasyJet customer claims he and his fellow passengers they have been left with "no food and water" after being stranded at an airport.
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Nine flights declare emergencies after Gatwick runway closure sparks overnight chaos
Multiple flights declared an emergency simultaneously in the early hours of this morning over London Gatwick.
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Severe thunderstorms disrupt UK air travel with delays of up to 11 hours
Thunderstorms have delayed flights from Heathrow and Gatwick for up to 11 hours.
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Chaos at Dublin Airport as runaway bunnies halt planes on runway
This is the hilarious moment two bunnies were captured causing chaos at an international airport, delaying flights for the cutest reason.
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British passengers sue Singapore Airlines after deadly turbulence horror flight
More Brits who were onboard a turbulent Singapore Airlines flight which left one grandfather dead and dozens more injured have joined forces to sue the airline.
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Passengers Avianca scream and vomit as plane aborts two terrifying landings at mountain airport in Colombia
This is the moment terrified passengers sobbed, screamed, and vomited as their plane aborted two landings at a notorious mountain airport.
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Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 lands under police escort in Barcelona after mid-air emergency alert
A passenger plane from Turkey to Spain was reportedly flanked by warplanes after it declared an emergency.
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89-year-old woman dies on Malaga to London flight, causing major delay
A London-bound easyJet flight was delayed by over 11 hours following the death of an elderly passenger on Thursday.
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UK flight diverted after chaotic mid-air fight leads to alleged crew attack
A flight from the UK to the Canary Islands was forced to land after chaotic onboard scenes allegedly resulted in a cabin crew member being attacked.
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Blue Islands shuts down days after Eastern Airways collapse
A UK airline has ceased operations and cancelled all flights with immediate effect.
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Adam Peaty escorted off plane as brother is reportedly arrested over threats
Adam Peaty’s brother James has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of sending threatening texts to the Olympic swimmer during his stag do.
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Flights diverted as unidentified drone shuts down Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport
Air traffic control at Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport had to suspend flights for two hours on Friday evening due to an unidentified drone breaching its airspace.
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Munich airport held hostage by mystery drones — 3,000 passengers stranded overnight
Munich Airport in Germany was forced to close for nearly seven hours overnight due to a series of drone sightings, becoming the latest European aviation hub to shut down over mysterious drone flights.
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Flights resume across UK after major air traffic control failure
Flights have resumed at all major UK airports after the air traffic control service experienced a ‘technical issue’ that grounded hundreds of planes.
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Air India cancels flight from Ahmedabad to London following Dreamliner accident
An Air India flight to London from Ahmedabad has been cancelled just days after the fatal Gatwick-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash last week.
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Passengers smelled smoke: flight from Cyprus to the UK makes emergency landing in Turkey
An easyJet flight from Cyprus heading for the UK has been forced to make an emergency landing at Izmir after reports of a ’smoke smell’ on board the aircraft
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