Gatwick

More flight cancellations from British airports

Frustrated travellers face more flight cancellations over the coming weeks, as airlines rush to re-work their schedules. The upheaval comes in response to last month's announcement that an amnesty will…

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Summer’s back: UK’s Gatwick airport to reopen south terminal in March

LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - UK's second-largest airport Gatwick said on Friday it would reopen its south terminal next month, as it expects demand to pick up this summer, with…

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BA resumes plans for short-haul, low-cost Gatwick service

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - British Airways said it would push ahead with plans for a short-haul service at London's no.2 airport Gatwick after pilots backed the move for a…

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Air Malta to resume services to London Gatwick from December 2021

Following increased signs of recovery across many European markets, Air Malta today announced that it has brought forward itsresumption of flights between Malta and London Gatwick to December. The Airline…

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British Airways to scrap Gatwick short-haul operations

British Airways said it was scrapping most short-haul operations at London's no.2 airport Gatwick, blaming pilots for rejecting a plan to set up a new low-cost unit to better compete…

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BA considers Gatwick-based independent short-haul airline

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - British Airways said on Friday it was considering setting up a new independent subsidiary for its short-haul operations at London's Gatwick airport. The airline, owned…

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UK’s Gatwick Airport posts 321 million pound loss as passenger numbers collapse

Gatwick Airport, Britain's no.2 airport, said the pandemic had pushed it to a 321 million pound ($426 million) loss in the first six months of 2020 on passenger numbers which…

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EasyJet buys Thomas Cook airport slots at Gatwick and Bristol

British budget airline easyJet has bought the take-off and landing slots of failed travel company Thomas Cook at London Gatwick and Bristol airports for 36 million pounds, it said on…

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Air Traffic control issues lead to suspension of flights in Gatwick airport

Gatwick airport has suspended all flights “due to an air traffic control systems issue”. The airport said that it is working with ANS, "our air traffic control provider, to rectify…

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Three flights diverted after new drone sighting at Gatwick airport

Three flights have been diverted to Stansted Airport following reports of a possible drone sighting at Gatwick. The Independent reports that two easyJet flights – one from Barcelona and one…

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Gatwick drone attack was an inside job

The drone attack on Gatwick airport was an inside job carried out by someone who had a link into what was going on at the airport, Gatwick’s chief operating officer…

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Passengers quarantined on Virgin Atlantic from Barbados to Gatwick

Passengers on a charter Virgin Atlantic flight were “quarantined” after five crew members and some passengers became unwell during the flight from Barbados which landed at London Gatwick. Those…

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Gatwick’s drone ‘attack’ believed to be an ‘inside job’

The drone attack that brought Gatwick to a standstill before Christmas is believed to have been an “inside job”, according to Whitehall sources. Police think a current or former airport…

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Some Gatwick drones ‘sightings’ might have been police’s own craft – Sussex Police Chief Constable

Some of the sightings of drones which kept Gatwick Airport on shutdown may have involved the police’s own craft, a senior UK officer has admitted. Sussex Police Chief Constable Giles…

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French company Vinci acquires 50.01 per cent of Gatwick airport

When drones were spotted hovering around Gatwick airport in the week before Christmas, it was not only flights that were delayed — the airport’s owners had to put the sale…

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Couple wrongly suspected with Gatwick’s drone disruptions feel ‘completely violated’

The couple quizzed by police over the drone disruption at Gatwick Airport that caused Christmas travel chaos for thousands of passengers have said they feel “completely violated” by the experience.…

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British Ministers labelled police handling of presumed Gatwick drone sightings communications as a “mess-up”

Ministers have labelled the police handling of communications surrounding the Gatwick Airport drone sightings as a "mess-up", Sky News reports to understand. Meanwhile The Sun reports that 'new sightings' resulted…

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Air Malta mitigates inconveniences due to Gatwick’s disruption

The London Gatwick shutdown due to drones has taken Air Malta, like many airlines and customers alike by surprise. Although the hope was that the disruption was for a short…

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Two arrested in connection with criminal use of drones which caused Gatwick’s disruption

A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the "criminal use of drones" which sparked chaos for three days at Gatwick Airport. The Telegraph reports that the arrests…

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Gatwick restarting operations

One of the UK's biggest airports is finally restarting operations after over 32 hours of complete shutdown due to repeated drone sightings -- which affected more than 110,000 passengers during…

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Gatwick Chaos – 800 flights affecting 120,000 people cancelled as military called in to help hunt for perpetrator (UPDATED)

UPDATE: One of the UK's biggest airports is finally restarting operations after over 32 hours of complete shutdown due to repeated drone sightings -- which affected more than 110,000 passengers…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your daily morning briefing gives you a roundup of the salient news from around the world and a review of Malta's newspaper front-pages stories. Start Your Day Informed…

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