Gatwick Airport

A British Airways plane caught fire after the pilot confused his left and right hands causing Gatwick airport to close for 50 minutes

British Airways plane fire due to pilot confusing left and right

An easyJet flight was forced to divert after a passenger claimed to see snakes on the plane. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

EasyJet plane diverts after passenger ‘sees snakes’

Passenger waits in the departure lounge of an airport

£2 Wowcher hack gets you discounted access to UK airport lounges

Gatwick has been named the country's worst airport for delays – with departures last year running on average 23 minutes late

The UK airports worst for flight delays named

Cars queue at check-in to board ferries at the Port of Dover in Kent

Travel chaos predicted for Easter bank holiday

A major UK airport faces "huge strike disruption” which is likely to cancel flights. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Holidays at risk as major UK airport faces 'huge strike disruption'

Car catches fire at Gatwick Airport on April 13.

Watch: Dramatic moment car bursts into flames at Gatwick Airport

RAC issues Easter travel warning - a 'hat-trick of hold-ups'

Strikes in Italy and Greece are likely to cause travel disruption today (Wednesday 9 April) - however there are other strikes to be aware of. (Photo: Getty Images)

The travel strikes that could affect your Easter getaway to Europe

Operations workers at Gatwick Airport are due to strike over the Easter bank holiday weekend causing travel disruption. (Photo: Getty Images)

Easter holidays at risk as 'major disruption' to hit UK airport

Is Heathrow Airport closed? Where are flights diverted to?

A British Airways plane at Gatwick

Heathrow fire: Is Gatwick Airport open?

The Transport Secretary will decide if the UK's second-biggest airport can start expanding and build its second runway. (Picture: Jeffrey Milstein)

Decision on huge expansion of UK airport to be made in hours time

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Holidaymakers could soon be charged more every time they fly

Charlotte Peet, 32, who has previously worked as a foreign correspondent in Brazil, last contacted a friend on February 8.

British journalist reported missing in Brazil

Poster

Max Fosh takes on nationwide hunt to celebrate his 30th birthday

A Boeing TUI plane was forced to emergency land after swans smashed into the plane’s windscreen. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

TUI plane emergency lands after swans smash into windscreen
A Boeing TUI plane was forced to emergency land after swans smashed into the plane’s windscreen.
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Storm Eowyn is wrecking the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of people across Britain and Ireland as winds top 100mph. (Photo: Getty Images)

Flights cancelled from major London airports

A Dad was killed in a horror motorway crash on the M25 while reportedly driving his mum's ashes home from the airport. (Photo: Blake Ellis/Norwich Evening News)

Dad killed in crash ‘while driving his mum’s ashes home'

Flights are delayed and cancelled from major UK airports as the Met Office issues fog weather warnings. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flights cancelled at UK airports as weather warning issued

Several flights are cancelled and delayed from major London airports after heavy snow caused travel chaos over the weekend. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Are major London airports delayed today - after snow causes chaos

Gatwick Airport train station is closed and has been evacuated following a fire alert. (Photo: @volcaholic1 on X)

Train station at UK airport closed and evacuated

Several flights have been cancelled and delayed from two major London airports as heavy snow hits UK. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flight disruption at major London airports as heavy snow hits UK

An easyJet flight full of holidaymakers had to make an emergency landing after a teenage girl attacked a member of cabin crew and tried to open the plane door mid-flight. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Easyjet flight chaos as teen tries to open plane door

Flight disruptions caused by thick fog are expected to continue at Gatwick Airport on Sunday.

Thick fog continues to disrupt flights at airport

Motorway.

Watch: Avoid travel chaos this Christmas - list of busiest motorways

TUI trips to Lapland, of course, include a visit to see Santa Claus

I visited Lapland on a TUI trip of a lifetime - my advice to parents

Airport Parking Shop Christmas 2023 data

Christmas holidaymakers urged to book their airport parking in advance to avoid ...
With many families planning to head off on holiday this Christmas, one of the UK’s leading comparison sites for airport parking prices is urging holidaymakers to plan and book where to leave their vehicle in advance.
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Euston station evacuated after a 'suspicious package' found and controlled explosion carried out

Euston station evacuated after a 'suspicious package' found

Tanya Willis described scenes of panic at Gatwick Airport after everyone was told to evacuate due to a ‘security incident’

Scenes of panic at Gatwick Airport during ‘security incident’

Passengers have been evacuated from Gatwick Airport amid a "security incident" in the airport's South Terminal.

Gatwick Airport evacuated due to 'security incident' in South Terminal

Laura Epitropou, 45, and Georgina Epitropou, 42

Sisters stole over £80,000 of cosmetics from airport duty-free

Wizz Air is to launch the UK's first budget airline flights to a far-flung destination promising to offer "unbeatable fares". (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Airline to launch UK's 'first budget' flights to far-flung destination

I agree with Ryanair’s boss Michael O’Leary that the air traffic control boss should quit - airport passengers deserve better than flights being cancelled and delayed due to staff shortages.

Air traffic control boss should quit - passengers deserve better Isabella Boneham

Flights have been cancelled and delayed from London airports after a combination of bad weather and air-traffic control staff shortages. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flights delayed and cancelled at UK airport

Man taken off plane after ‘trying to storm cockpit at 30,000ft’.

Watch: Man taken off plane after ‘trying to storm cockpit at 30,000ft’

Three major motorways, the M25, M3, and A3, are set to undergo significant closures over the bank holiday weekend, potentially causing widespread travel disruption.

Travel chaos looms with closure of major motorways

At least two people have been injured after an easyJet flight from Corfu to London Gatwick Airport was hit by turbulence. (Photo: Getty Images)

Two injured as turbulence hits UK-bound flight

No1 Airport Lounge

Study reveals the cheapest airport lounges across the UK and Ireland

Just Stop Oil supporters who blocked departure gates at Gatwick Airport using “suitcases with lock-on devices” have been arrested and are being removed, the airport has said. (Photo: Just Stop Oil/PA Wire)

Protestors block terminal at UK airport

A British Airways flight was forced to divert after being struck by lightning on its way to Heathrow Airport. (Photo: Getty Images)

Two planes 'struck by lightning'

An easyJet flight to Tenerife is returning Gatwick Airport following an emergency on Thursday morning (July 4).

EasyJet flight returns to Gatwick after emergency

A motorway near Gatwick Airport has been shut after a multi-vehicle collision.

Major motorway closed near airport after crash

Holidaymakers are set to face more travel chaos as Gatwick Airport staff have announced new strike dates. (Photo: Getty Images)

UK airport braces for disruption

Flights have been suspended at Gatwick airport after a British Airways Boeing flight aborted take-off. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flights suspended at UK airport

The best UK airport lounge deals and whether they are worth it

Passengers were evacuated from Gatwick Airport this morning after a fire alarm was activated. (Credit: Getty Images)

Airport evacuated

A landslip has caused numerous delays and cancellations for trains across Sussex today (Monday, May 6). Picture: Southern Rail

Landslip causes travel chaos

The M23 has been closed following a multi-vehicle collision near London Gatwick Airport

Motorway near airport closed

New analysis has unveiled the UK’s best and worst airports for flight delays last year. (Picture: Mark Dunford/SussexWorld)

UK's worst airports for delayed flights

TUI and easyJet have warned passengers flying from Gatwick Airport that there could be no food and drink on flights if catering staff strikes go ahead. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Urgent warning to passengers flying from UK airport

British Airways will use self-driving robot baggage carriers at Gatwick Airport this year - called 'Auto-DollyTug'. (Photo: Aurrigo)

Robots to be used at UK airport this year

Destination unknown. Itinerary unknown. I went on Wizz Air's mystery trip holiday that had over 5,000 entries and here's what I thought of it. Picture: Isabella Boneham

She who dares? I went on holiday to a destination unknown

I have just come back from Wizz Air's 'Let's Get Lost' mystery trip - here's how our destination was kept a secret until we landed. Picture: Isabella Boneham

Wizz Air's mystery trip - how it worked & will airline do it again?

I am on Wizz Air's 'Let's Get Lost' mystery holiday trip - and I've touched down in the unknown location... Picture: Isabella Boneham

I am on Wizz Air's mystery holiday trip - and I've touched down in…

An updated list of affected departures and arrivals at airports including Edinburgh, Gatwick, and Heathrow amid Storm Jocelyn. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flights delayed amid weather warnings

An EasyJet flight declared an emergency on approach to London's Gatwick Airport due to "smoke throughout the cabin". (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

UK flight declares emergency over 'smoke in cabin'