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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Andy Gregory

Scam warning as fraudsters target stranded passengers caught up in air traffic control chaos

EPA

Holidaymakers left stranded overseas in the wake of the UK air traffic control meltdown have been targeted by scammers posing as EasyJet on social media.

Thousands of customers found themselves stuck in foreign countries after some 1,500 flights were cancelled on the August bank holiday, with airlines now struggling to deal with the flood of customers contacting them for help with sourcing and paying for accomodation and replacement flights.

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