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The Latest Breaking News from Gatwick

Gatwick-bound plane carrying 53 British nationals crashes in India

The chairman of Air India described the incident as a ‘tragic accident’ and a ‘devastating event’.

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025

Air India plane crash LIVE: Sole survivor of Gatwick-bound flight disaster tells of miracle escape - 'I managed to unbuckle myself... and crawled out'

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh says ‘I still can't believe how I survived’ as he tells how plane ‘slammed into a building and exploded’

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025

EasyJet flight from Gatwick diverted after stag do causes chaos

‘Drunk and abusive’ passengers escorted from plane by police after flight to Marrakesh forced to land in Portugal

Evening Standard · May 29, 2025

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Everything you need to know about the Gatwick strikes and how they impact you

All you need to know as planned disruption this Easter will see staff walk out over pension schemes, late payments and ‘illegal’ shift patterns

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025

Solved: some of the endless mysteries of the railways

Train Talk: Why does ‘Gatwick Express’ sometimes mean a service that races through the airport station at 80mph?

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025

'Drunk' Wizz Air passenger 'faces £15,000 bill' after Gatwick-Egypt flight forced into emergency landing

Fellow passengers are said to have whooped and cheered as police led her off the plane

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2025

Gatwick flight chaos as police remove 'drunk and unruly' woman from plane after mid-air diversion

A Wizz Air flight to Egypt was forced to divert to Athens after a 'drunk and unruly' passenger refused to behave

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

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What are the next steps for expansion at London Gatwick and Heathrow?

Airports want new runways that would allow them to massively increase the number of flights in and out of capital

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025

With new budget flights from Gatwick, is Saudi the new Spain?

Plane Talk: ‘Build the air links and they will come,’ seems to be the national refrain in the kingdom

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

Wizz Air to launch UK's first direct flights to Medina from Gatwick

Budget airline announces it will begin daily return flights between Gatwick Airport and Medina from August 1

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025

Major delay warning for Heathrow and Gatwick passengers over M25 closure this weekend

The busiest motorway in the UK will also see disruption in March

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

British Airways introduces new low, slow (and more expensive) Gatwick to Glasgow flight

‘The trip will be a leisurely experience,’ says Rob Burgess of Head for Points

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Third consecutive weekend of flight chaos sees 20,000 passengers stranded

Exclusive: Heavy snow and high winds grounded at least 150 flights to, from and within the UK on Sunday alone

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2025

Christmas travel warning: Rail closures will make it harder to get to London airports

Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton will all have fewer train connections - and Arsenal and Spurs home games also hit

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024

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Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024

London travel news LIVE: 'Significant leaf fall' closes part of Piccadilly Line

London’s roads and railways have been hit by flooding as Storm Conall struck, and various stations evacuated

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024

London's Gatwick Airport evacuates part of South Terminal due to suspicious item

London’s Gatwick Airport has evacuated part of its South Terminal as a precaution while police investigate a suspicious item found in luggage

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024

Man avoids jail for drunkenly abusing crew on flight to Gatwick after drinking champagne in airport lounge

Harrison Tilson, 33, struck a member of the cabin crew as they tried to stop him from hitting a fellow passenger

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024

Drunk finance worker abused crew on flight from Mallorca after cocktail of champagne and red wine

Sussex Police say Harrison Tilson was rude and abusive to fellow passengers on the two-and-a-half hour flight from Mallorca to Gatwick airport

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Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2024

Gatwick Express services halted all day by points failure

Gatwick Express knocked out of action on Friday amid planned engineering works at the weekend

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2024

easyJet flight to London Gatwick forced to divert after midair brawl between 'drunk' passengers

Emergency landing made to Athens after men square up to each other

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2024

Man charged with sexually assaulted woman on flight to Gatwick

A 65-year-old man has been charged following the incident on a flight from Doha

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2024

Chaos on railway network in south London as person hit by train

Gatwick Express cancelled and passengers advised to avoid the West Croydon, East Croydon and Billingshurst areas until Friday

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

The busiest trains routes to avoid in England and Wales

Bedford via Luton to London St Pancras, Gatwick and Brighton is a route that appears three times in the table

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024

EasyJet flight panic as 'bag of vapes' explodes sending passengers heading for Gatwick fleeing

The fire forced passengers to evacuate the EasyJet flight from Crete to London Gatwick during boarding on the Greek island

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024

Squirrels wreak havoc onboard Gatwick train causing cancellation

Staff members spent half an hour trying to remove them with broomsticks

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