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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Sami Quadri

London man who missed flight to Eurovision fears 'holiday wasted' after 'senseless' Gatwick Airport evacuation

A man travelling to Malmo for the Eurovision Song Contest has accused Norwegian airline of "disgusting" treatment after a fire evacuation in the South Terminal at Gatwick Airport caused him to miss his flight.

Hundreds of people, including some passengers heading to Eurovision 2024’s semi-final at Sweden’s Malmo Arena, were evacuated from the departure lounge after the alarm was activated on Thursday morning.

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