Strike action threat to summer flights in Europe eases as offer made in staffing dispute Union representing Brussels-based Eurocontrol staff puts improved deal to a vote The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023
Heathrow asks airlines to carry excess fuel despite carbon impact Airport cites supply issues, but says there has been no impact on passengers or flights The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2023
Experts have identified one UK airport as the worst in Europe for air traffic control delays It's suffering more flight delays than any other major European airport Manchester Evening News · Jul 12, 2023
Gatwick ‘worst-performing European airport for air traffic control delays’ The director-general of global airline body the International Air Transport Association said the West Sussex airport was suffering ‘severe impacts’. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
Your rights if your easyJet Gatwick flight this summer is cancelled Exclusive: Most of the 180,000 affected passengers have been notified, with some in line for cash compensation of up to £350 The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023
EasyJet cancels 1700 summer flights More than 100,000 holidaymakers have been hit by easyJet summer flight cancellations. The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2023
easyJet cancels 1,700 flights from Gatwick Airport causing summer holiday chaos for thousands Around 180,000 passengers have been impacted by the cancellations Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2023
EasyJet axes 1,700 summer flights over ‘air traffic control delays’ Thousands of passengers’ holiday plans could be disrupted by move to pre-empt possible strike action The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023
Your rights if your easyJet Gatwick flight this summer is cancelled Exclusive: Most of the 180,000 affected passengers have been notified, with some in line for cash compensation of up to £350 The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023
Worst UK airport for travel delays as flights to Barcelona and Majorca often late Research has revealed the more likely flights to stay on the tarmac - with one airport taking the top five routes that have experienced the most delays since April last year Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2023
Misery ahead for families as striking airport workers threaten holiday chaos More than 12,600 flights to Europe could be at risk each day as air traffic controllers walk out over pay and rotas, with destinations including Spain and Italy likely to be hit Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2023
Summer holiday warning as flights across Europe at risk from air traffic control strikes If industrial action is confirmed, UK holidaymakers will face uncertainty over whether their summer getaway flights will be delayed or cancelled Chronicle Live · Jul 7, 2023
Air traffic control strikes could disrupt flights in Europe this summer Union at Eurocontrol network manager operations centre in Brussels warns of industrial action The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023
12,600 flights may be cancelled every day as holidaymakers hit by strikes Fridays and weekends are expected to be most at risk of disruption Wales Online · Jul 7, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023 Flights at risk from air traffic control strikes A trade union representing staff at Eurocontrol is threatening to take industrial action.
Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023 Summer holidays threat as air traffic control strike set to hit thousands of European flights Up to 12,600 flights a day could be delayed or cancelled across Europe, according to reports
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023 Air traffic overload spells travel chaos this summer in Europe Exclusive: easyJet blames double cancellation on airspace restrictions
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2023 Holidaymakers face ‘challenging’ summer as air traffic controllers warn of ‘overloads’ at key airports Around 33,000 flights across Europe are expected to jet off every day between July and mid-August
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023 Air Defender 23: Nato exercise will divert and delay hundreds of planes each day Pilots of commercial aircraft face ‘road blocks in the sky’
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023 How a massive Nato air exercise in Germany could delay your plane this month Air Defender 2023 will be a Plane Delayer, Eurocontrol says
Reuters · Apr 25, 2023 No flight cancellations expected during largest NATO air drill in history NATO's largest ever air deployment exercise, set to take place in June, is unlikely to lead to commercial flight cancellations, Europe's lead air traffic manager said, after Germany's aviation industry expressed worries that it could cause disruption.
Daily Mirror · Nov 4, 2022 Spanish airports on lockdown as out-of-control Chinese space rocket crashes on Earth Spanish air traffic controllers tweeted: “Eurocontrol has informed us about the non-controlled re-entry of a Chinese rocket into the Earth’s atmosphere"
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022 Flight numbers down, air fares up, reveals European aviation report Plane Talk: Tickets cost 15 per cent more in July 2022 than they did three years earlier
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022 UK flights still one-sixth down on 2019, while holding top spot in Europe ‘Fewer seats on sale, airport caps and staff shortages are hurting the sector at a time when demand to fly is strong’ – consultant Paul Charles
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 26, 2022 Despite Strong Summer Start, Europe's Aviation Industry Frets Air traffic is booming this summer, but after European vacations are over will passenger demand hold up? The question was the focus of the annual congress of the Airports Council International (ACI) Europe in Rome this week, held at the cusp of the approaching peak season, said AFP. The summer…