Family stuck in Turkey left £3,500 out of pocket to book flight home Mother-of-four Shamila Kauser, from Rochdale, spent £3,500 on a flight home that she is unsure she will be reimbursed for. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Airlines call for compensation reform after ‘staggering’ air chaos revelation Industry expects to lose £100m over the air traffic control failure and wants Nats to contribute The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Simon Calder issues advice on flight cancellations and compensation as air traffic chaos continues Simon Calder tackled a wide range of your questions - from what you can be compensated for, how you can claim and what to do if you’re stranded and your flight is cancelled The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Couple’s hope for compensation from easyJet for disruption after rejection The couple’s easyJet flight from Heraklion airport to Luton had been cancelled due to an air traffic control glitch. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
‘We’re £1,000 out of pocket’: travellers affected by UK air traffic chaos As fallout from the tech meltdown continues, we hear from some of those who have been left stranded The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Half of Gatwick Airport flights during second quarter of this year delayed This was despite the number of flights still being below pre-pandemic levels Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023
UK air traffic chaos: easyJet lays on flights for stranded customers Failure blamed on ‘dodgy’ flight plan by unnamed carrier could cost airlines £100m The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Gatwick passenger numbers soar as strikes hit flight punctuality Demand for travel results in 41% rise but air traffic control industrial action across Europe affects timings The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Rishi Sunak says airlines must help stranded passengers after ‘dodgy flight plan’ caused meltdown – as it happened Rolling live news coverage of business, economics and financial markets as disruption to UK air travel continues into third day The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Air traffic control failure blamed on ‘flight data’ Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe said initial investigations show the fault relates to ‘flight data we received’. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Airlines demand compensation reform as air traffic control chaos sees 2,000 flights cancelled – latest There were 1,585 flights cancelled on Monday, while 345 were axed on Tuesday The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Repatriation flights to set off for Gatwick after air traffic control fault The failure, which led to a spate of cancellations and delays, was caused by flight data received by National Air Traffic Services. The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Couple estimates ‘about £2,200’ loss due to flight disruption Tom Perry said his flight from Crete had been cancelled about an hour before he planned to leave for the airport. The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Pregnant woman in Greece for anniversary among thousands left stranded abroad for days Holidaymakers stuck in destinations across Europe tell The Independent of ‘soul-destroying’ bids to get home The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023 Data received by air traffic services ‘caused major flight disruptions’ There are no indications the failure was caused by a cyber-attack, according to National Air Traffic Services (Nats)
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 EasyJet to send ‘rescue flights’ for passengers stranded by air traffic control chaos EasyJet will put on repartriation flights from Palma, Faro, Tenerife, Enfidha and Rhodes in the coming days
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 More travel chaos after 300,000 hit by cancellations – and French error blamed for air traffic mayhem Inquiry launched into whether faulty flight plan triggered outage – as disruption set to continue
The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2023 What are my rights if easyJet has cancelled my flight? Compensation and refund These are your rights if easyJet has cancelled your flight after the air traffic control issue which took place on Monday (August 28).
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 Ore Oduba and wife Portia ‘stranded’ in Greece without nappies for children The couple have had their flights from Greece back to the UK cancelled.
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 Holidaymakers stuck in travel hell as UK flights grounded due to air traffic control fault Passengers tell The Independent their stories of the worst day of travel chaos since the Iceland volcano
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 Everything you need to know about air traffic control failure on Tuesday as more flights cancelled More than 200 flights in and out of the UK have been cancelled on Tuesday as airlines struggle with crew and aircraft out of position
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023 Holidaymakers stuck in travel hell as UK flights grounded due to traffic control fault Passengers tell The Independent their stories of the worst day of travel chaos since the Iceland volcano
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023 Hundreds of flights estimated to have been cancelled after fault A total of 232 flights departing UK airports have been cancelled and 271 arriving flights, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023 Frustration at Bristol airport as air traffic control problems hit flights Delays and cancellations leave some passengers scrambling to make alternative plans
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023 Travel chaos kicks off bank holiday weekend as British Airways and easyJet cancel dozens of flights Exclusive: Thousands stranded overnight, with some easyJet passengers from Rhodes routed back to Gatwick via Edinburgh and Bristol