Border Force strike: Suella Braverman warns Britons to ‘think carefully’ about Christmas plans December 8, 2022 Home secretary Suella Braverman has warned Britons going away for the festive period to “think carefully” about their Christmas plans. Braverman’s remarks come after Border Force staff at several UK airports – including Heathrow and Gatwick – announced their plans to strike for eight days, between 23 and 26 as well as 28 and 31 [...]
Delta resumes flights from Gatwick in April following 11-year hiatus September 26, 2022 Delta will resume flying from Gatwick to the US in April following an 11-year hiatus. The legacy carrier announced on monday that a daily service to JFK will restart on 11 April, with tickets already on sale. “Delta is a huge name in the transatlantic market and being able to offer passengers across London and [...]
‘Business as usual’: Gatwick returns to black and scraps passenger cap August 23, 2022 Gatwick has returned to business as usual following a turbulent two years, plagued by Covid and, more recently, by this summer’s travel chaos. Chief executive Stewart Wingate told City A.M. that the West Sussex airport recovered strongly following the UK Government’s decision to scrap all Covid travel rules, posting a profit after tax of £50.6m [...]
Gatwick exploits Heathrow’s woes by luring major airlines to shift global flights to its Sussex hub July 25, 2022 It seems Gatwick Airport is increasingly taking advantage of the ongoing travel chaos at Britain’s largest airport, Heathrow, to lure major airlines to shift intercontinental and other major flights to its hub. The most prominent airline to do so, so far, has become Emirates, as the Emirati aviation giant confirmed on Friday it will increase [...]
Travel chaos: Two in five airport workers have considered quitting July 25, 2022 More than two in five airport workers are considering leaving the industry, new research suggests. A survey of 1,700 workers by jobs site CV-Library found reasons for wanting to quit included wanting better pay and less stress. Only 5% of respondents blamed the current situation at UK airports, where there have been long delays in [...]
Hiring spree: Gatwick recruits 400 security staff to battle delays July 21, 2022 Gatwick has hired 400 additional security staff over the last few weeks as the airport battles the ongoing travel chaos. Crowned the UK’s worst hub last week, Gatwick said it was still recruiting workers ahead of the peak summer period. “With passenger numbers rapidly returning to 2019 levels, we expect to be busy, particularly at [...]
Gatwick crowned UK’s worst airport, as 3.2 per cent of flights axed July 13, 2022 Gatwick was crowned the UK’s worst airport for cancellations. Flights from the south London hub are 10 times more likely to be axed compared with Stansted, according to data shared with Sky News by intelligence company OAG. Figures revealed that Gatwick’s cancellations were 3.2 per cent of total flights in 2022, compared with Heathrow – [...]
Investigation launched into disabled passenger’s death at Gatwick June 17, 2022 An investigation was launched today into the death of a disabled passenger at Gatwick. The man reportedly fell down an escalator on his way to the terminal after he got off without help, a source told the Sun. Easyjet – which confirmed the death in a statement on Wednesday – said members of staff provided [...]
Gatwick cuts flight numbers over summer in bid to avoid more disruption June 17, 2022 Following months of air travel disruption, Gatwick Airport said it will cut the number of flights over the school holiday period in a bid to improve services. Britain’s second biggest airport will limit the number of take-offs from a reported daily average of 900 over recent months to 825 in July, and then up to [...]
Unacceptable: Airlines slammed for pandemic job cuts as travel crisis rages May 31, 2022 Airports and airlines have been blamed for severely slashing staff roles amid the pandemic, as holidaymakers face lengthy queues and disruption. A government source has told The Times that delays and flight cancellations are “completely unacceptable” as Brits have been warned to expect more chaos ahead of the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday. “The simple fact is [...]