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Anna van Praagh

Welcome to Gatwick Airport, the 10th circle of hell

Anna van Praagh

(Picture: Matt Writtle)

Beaches! Sun! Swimming pools! What could be better after two long years of pandemic and a punishing British winter than a lovely holiday? To which I might say, dear reader, careful what you wish for. For I have discovered the 10th circle of hell, and it is travelling by air on a budget airline in holiday season.

The day before we were flying for a half-term holiday last week to Sardinia, I logged on to the easyJet website to try to book my bag in. Oh! The website said the return leg of our flight was cancelled. Why had no one told us?

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