11 h. ago Seven vital tricks to help you get the compensation you deserve if your flight is delayed or cancelled

Holidaymakers facing delays or cancellations to their flights this summer may not get the full compensation they are owed due to a series of sneaky pitfalls.

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38 h. ago Two blind women left as only people on flight after other passengers rebooked onto earlier journey

Unlike their fellow passengers, the two women were not re-booked onto a new flight amid their delayed journey

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49 h. ago Popular airline slammed as staff told two disabled women 'we forgot about you'

Southwest Airlines is being criticised for failing to communicate changes to its five-hour delayed flight as two disabled women were left behind as the flight took off without them

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3 d. ago Southwest Airlines apologizes after two blind passengers left behind by plane

‘Nobody told us anything,’ one of women said after all other passengers were rebooked on earlier flight amid delaysThe US’s Southwest Airlines has publicly apologized after two women who are blind were both left behind by a plane flying to Orlando that the pair evidently should have had the opportunity to be on.Southwest eventually ended up flying the women, Camille Tate and Sherri Brun, on another flight for which they were the only two passengers, with the rest being rebooked on a plane that left earlier, according to recent reporting from the Orlando news stations WSVN and WOFL. Nonetheless, as WSVN noted, the two friends from Florida remained outraged at their experience, which resulted from their not being able to see information about the rebooked flight and not being verbally notified of the switch by the airline. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago easyJet, British Airways and Wizz Air travellers to Spain facing major disruption

The union UGT has already announced repeated walkouts in Ryanair's baggage handling department, starting on August 15 - with the prospect of delays and flight cancellations made worse by another strike

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3 d. ago EasyJet passenger slams £21 compo offer and demands proof of bird strike

Melvyn Chazen's flight home from Turkey was delayed when birds are said to have struck the plane's engine.

Economics

3 d. ago Furious tourist 'offered £21 by easyJet' after being stranded in Turkey

Melvyn Chazen, from Wavertree, is demanding 'proof' after easyJet told customers a bird strike was the reason behind their flight from Bodrum being delayed until the next day

Economics

5 d. ago United Airlines tech issue that impacted more than 1,000 flights resolved, residual delays expected

A disruption to a system housing United Airlines’ flight information that caused more than 1,000 delays has been resolved

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6 d. ago Thousands face travel chaos after emergency landing shuts runway at Birmingham airport

Passengers faced hours of delays even after the runway reopened

Events

8 d. ago American Airlines Blames ATC For London to Chicago Flight Delay

American Airlines Blames ATC For London to Chicago Flight Delay  Aviation A2Z

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9 d. ago Moment a passenger was hauled off Ryanair flight by police for 'vaping in toilets' after two

The incident took place on a Ryanair plane leaving Edinburgh Airport for Alicante in Spain and involved a 21-year-old man removed from the flight.

Events

3 w. ago OAP on EasyJet flight had no food or seat for 20 hours but is offered £21 compensation

Melvyn Chazen, 83, was stuck in Turkey for 20 hours after his easyJet flight was delayed - and he said he was left without food, drink and a place to sit for hours

Economics

3 w. ago Elderly man, 83, thought he would 'pass out' because of easyJet treatment during 20

Melvin was due to fly back to Liverpool from Turkey but his flight was delayed by almost 20 hours

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3 w. ago Flight delays? These are the 7 best airports in the world And the 9 worst

At these airports you can play a round of golf, take a nature hike or learn taekwondo, says John Arlidge

Transport

3 w. ago Flight cancellations are soaring this summer: These are the US airports suffering the most disruption

Airports on the East Coast are suffering worst cancellation rates, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium

Transport