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The Latest Breaking News from Gatwick

Why are so many flights being cancelled?

Flying from the UK feels like a lucky dip at the moment - but what reasons are airlines giving for this season’s mass batch of cancellations?

The Independent UK

EasyJet confirms more flight cancellations this summer due to 'operational issues'

The budget airline confirmed it will operate 13% fewer flights by the end of June compared to 2019 levels.

Daily Record

EasyJet cuts flights at Gatwick as Heathrow pleads with airlines to reschedule services

The budget airline said it was ‘consolidating a number of flights across affected airports’ including Gatwick

Evening Standard

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EasyJet announces more flights will be cancelled this summer over staff shortages

Budget airline easyJet said it will be running 13% fewer flights due to a lack of staff and limits on how many planes can take off at major airports like Gatwick

Daily Mirror

Spain and Portugal flights 'will to be worst affected' by mass Gatwick cancellations

Gatwick has capped daily flights at 825 in July and 850 in August, cancelling around 4,000 flights to some of the most-loved summer holiday destinations

Daily Mirror

Gatwick announces daily flight cap with up to 4,000 trips cancelled in summer

Gatwick flights will be limited to 825 a day in July, rising to 850 in August. This is down from an expected 900 flights. Officials are working with airlines to determine which trips will be cancelled

Daily Mirror

Q&A: How will Gatwick airport’s summer flight reductions affect me?

As airport reduces summer capacity to ward off potential chaos, easyJet flights will be most heavily affected

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EasyJet says most passengers will fly on scheduled day as Gatwick cuts capacity

Airport accused of panicking airline customers after limiting flights to 825 a day in July and 850 in August

The Guardian - UK

EasyJet, Ryanair and TUI advice after Gatwick announces mass plane groundings

Major airlines including TUI, British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair have offered advice and predictions about how badly flight schedule cuts at Gatwick Airport will impact them

Daily Mirror

How early should I get to the airport? Tips for easyJet, BA, TUI and more flights

How early you should arrive at the airport for a flight during the travel chaos including easyJet flights, British Airways flights, TUI flights and more at the likes of Gatwick Airport and Manchester Airport

Daily Mirror

Can you improve your odds of not having your flight cancelled this summer?

With the right airline and airport data on hand, certain savvy choices could help you avoid the dreaded cancellation email

The Independent UK

Gatwick airport caps flight numbers this summer

Airport wants to avoid ‘on the day’ cancellations

The Independent UK

Cancelled flights – live: Spain and Portugal likely to be worst affected by Gatwick cuts

Airport is culling services in July and August

The Independent UK

Death of disabled passenger at Gatwick prompts inquiry

Man reportedly fell down escalator after getting off flight without helper, as airport says staff shortages ‘not a factor’

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The Independent UK

Flying from Gatwick this summer? Stand by for changes

Passengers on easyJet will bear the brunt of cancelled flights, with British Airways and Wizz Air also expected to ground departures

Wales Online

Passenger with restricted mobility dies after falling down escalator at Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Airport denies staff shortages were to blame for the incident

Daily Mirror

Gatwick slashes number of flights this summer to avoid repeat of Jubilee mayhem

London's second busiest airport plans to limit its number of daily flights to 825 in July and 850 in August in order to achieve 'a more reliable and better standard of service'

The Independent UK

Disabled man dies at Gatwick airport after falling down escalator

A formal investigation is currently underway

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The Guardian - UK

Gatwick reduces summer capacity to prevent repeat of jubilee chaos

Number of flights in August will be below pre-pandemic levels to ensure those on sale are ‘deliverable’

The Independent UK

All the easyJet flights cancelled from and to Gatwick today OLD WED

Some flights to and from Paris CDG on Thursday morning are grounded because of industrial action

Daily Mirror

Gatwick passengers stuck on plane as new staff 'don't know how to align steps with door'

Passengers trying to disembark a flight from Canada had to sit on the plane for more than an hour as crew members struggled to align the steps in the latest instance of summer travel misery

Evening Standard

EasyJet cancels 52 flights to and from Gatwick as travel misery shows no end

Flights to and from Milan Malpensa, Copenhagen, Bordeaux and Budapest are among those cut from the south London airport

Daily Mirror

Gatwick in meltdown 'every night' as easyJet warns travel chaos 'hasn't peaked yet'

"Repeated issues" at the UK's second largest airport have forced arrival numbers to be slashed, piling misery on passengers, while the easyJet pilots' union issues a "frightening" warning

Birmingham Post

Former London Gatwick boss becomes new MD at Manchester Airport

Karen Smart stood down as managing director in April

The Guardian - UK

EasyJet diverted my flight and then refused to pay my taxi bill

My plane from Tenerife landed at Luton airport rather than Gatwick, but the budget airline wouldn’t cough up the £241 it cost me to get back to London

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