20 h. ago This major London travel hub is officially the worst airport in the UK for delays

This major London travel hub is officially the worst airport in the UK for delays  Time Out Worldwide

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24 h. ago Travel chaos as major road by popular airport closed due to van fire

National Highways also confirmed that there was around one hour of delays expected for drivers caught in the traffic, as a van fire caused the major road to close

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59 h. ago Major airport incident after plane crashes into fence as all flights grounded

A Gulfstream G150 appeared to overshoot a runway as it crashed at Chicago Executive Airport earlier today, grounding all flights

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5 d. ago Bullfights, ballet and hot jazz: inside Picasso’s scandalous theatre of sex and death

Famed for his cubist portraits, the Spanish genius also created costumes for the Ballet Russes and loved the intensity of bullfights. A new show at the Tate explores the dramatic side of an uncompromising artistShe is called the Weeping Woman, but that is an understatement. She grinds her teeth on a handkerchief that’s like a jagged white-and-blue spearhead while her fingers claw at her face, tearing the flesh to expose her skull. Her chin is two grenades, her eyes are filled with horror – black silhouettes of planes are held in her transfixed eyeballs. They are the German bombers that attacked the Basque town Guernica on 26 April 1937.Picasso’s Weeping Woman was bought from him by the British surrealist Roland Penrose in November 1937, fresh off the easel. Fifty years later, his son gave it in lieu of tax to the Tate Gallery. Now it is about to star in a Tate Modern exhibition that showcases the museum’s Picasso collection, enhanced with terrific loans from the Musée Picasso in Par...

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6 d. ago Revealed: What really happens when a cruise leaves passengers behind

Clips on social media of so-called 'pier runners' have shown stranded cruise passengers sprinting in desperation after being left behind at port when their ship pulls away.

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7 d. ago Family 'stranded' in Cyprus for 26 hours after passengers hauled off TUI flight

Sophie Hughes, from Huyton, said her family's journey home from Larnaca to Manchester Airport began with a three-hour delay as they arrived at the airport at around 9pm on Friday, August 22

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9 d. ago Major airport on holiday island loved by Brits named among best in Europe

This Spanish island airport has been named one of the top three airports in Europe in a new ranking, and is set for further improvements to boost passenger experience

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1 week ago Packed Boeing jet from Heathrow makes emergency landing in RUSSIA after 'engine failure' with hundreds of passengers now 'barred from leaving plane'

The Boeing 777-39L(ER) suffered 'engine failure' and requested landing at Nizhnevartovsk in Siberia.

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1 week ago Boeing 777 from London with 311 on board makes emergency landing in Putin's Russia after suffering 'engine failure'

The Boeing 777-39L(ER) suffered 'engine failure' and requested landing at Nizhnevartovsk in Siberia.

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1 week ago Packed Boeing passenger jet from Heathrow makes emergency landing at remote Russian airport after 'engine failure' with hundreds now stranded

The Boeing 777-39L(ER) suffered 'engine failure' and requested landing at Nizhnevartovsk in Siberia.

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1 week ago Flights grounded at major airport after 'severe medical emergency' on tarmac

A 'severe medical incident' involving an airport staff member triggered widespread disruption at Auckland Airport in New Zealand, with passengers on affected flights forced to remain onboard

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1 week ago Disabled mum ordered to 'hurry up' as she cried on tarmac of major UK airport

Dr Jo Winter was travelling to Copenhagen with her daughter when airport staff reportedly refused to let her wheelchair on board - before telling her to 'hurry up' as she struggled across the tarmac

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2 w. ago A flight delay, a jazz band and a viral moment: How Dave Koz and fellow musicians lifted spirits

Passengers plagued by delays on a flight from St. Louis to Seattle got an unexpected pick-me-up when jazz saxophonist Dave Koz and bandmates held an impromptu jam session on the plane

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2 w. ago Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate

Sheraton in Louisiana held father and teenage son this month in apparent contradiction of former positionA Sheraton hotel in Louisiana has been used by immigration officials to hold people who are being deported, in what appears to be a contradiction of a position Sheraton’s parent company, Marriott, took in 2019 when it said its properties would not be used in cooperation with Ice.The Intercept first reported that the hotel, located on MacArthur Drive in Alexandria, Louisiana, near a major deportation hub and airport used by Ice, had been used by immigration officials earlier this month to hold a father and his teenage son for four days after their arrest in New York. They were then deported to Ecuador. The Intercept cited phone-tracking evidence that had been shared with the publication and was later seen by the Guardian. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Distraught Disney fan warns 'count your days' as dream holiday cancelled last minute

Air Canada strikes have left thousands of passengers stranded, including one family who were looking forward to their first holiday to Disney World but were turned away at the airport

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2 w. ago Warning to 600,000 passengers over major UK airport disruption

You should expect delays over the Bank Holiday weekend and into September

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2 w. ago Major airport suspends flights as emergency services swarm the runway

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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2 w. ago Air Canada move sparks fury as THOUSANDS of passengers are stranded by mass staff walkout

The airline was forced to ground flights after 10,000 staff went on strike amid a bitter contract dispute.

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3 w. ago Planes held and passengers stranded at major UK airport after evacuation

A major UK airport ran into delays after the air traffic control tower was briefly evacuated, according to reports from passengers, with data showing planes circling the sky

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3 w. ago Spain airport strikes: Where major disruption is set to hit passengers this summer

Strikes across popular destinations such as Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca kick off on Friday, 15 August

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