While service is slowly recovering, flights are still being canceled and delays can stretch for hours. Here’s the latest on airlines, airports and cruises, as well as your rights and how to reach customer service.
Tag: Gatwick Airport (London)
Outage Causes Delays at U.K. Airports’ Immigration Checkpoints
Airport officials said Tuesday that a system outage affecting the Border Force’s immigration gates had caused long waits for passengers arriving in Britain. The issue was resolved early Wednesday.
Airports With the Worst Records for Cancellations and Delays
If you can, avoiding destinations with the worst records for delays and cancellations may be wise. Or at least time your arrival right.
Storm Ciara, or Sabine, Leaves 5 Dead in Europe
A powerful winter storm battered Europe on Sunday, leaving power outages, transportation chaos and at least five deaths in its wake.
Flights at Dubai Airport Halted Over ‘Drone Activity’
Departing flights were suspended for about half an hour on Friday morning at the airport, one of the busiest in the world.
Drone Disrupts Heathrow, Prompting a Scramble to Improve Security
The decision to restrict traffic at the busiest airport in Europe came not long after nearby Gatwick was closed for parts of three days because of drone sightings.
Gatwick Airport Drone: Lots of Second-Guessing, but Not Many Answers
After the London airport was closed for almost 36 hours last week, officials are calling for new investigators, critiquing government readiness and suggesting new solutions.
1 Broken Drone, No Video, 2 Suspects Released: Gatwick Episode Doesn’t Add Up
Flummoxed officials insist that the case of reported drone sightings at the airport, which led to about 1,000 flights being diverted or canceled, is “not back to square one.”
‘Damaged’ Drone Found Near Gatwick; Arrested Couple Are Freed Without Charge
The drone was being forensically examined, and a police chief said two people held for questioning were “no longer suspects in the drone incidents at Gatwick.”
Married Couple Arrested Over Drone Incursions at Gatwick Airport
The man, 47, and woman, 54, were being held on suspicion of disrupting civil aviation services after three days of chaos at Britain’s second-largest airport.