36 h. ago EasyJet promises ‘better resilience’ ahead of difficult summer

Exclusive: CEO of Britain's biggest budget airline says French, German and Greek air-traffic control are biggest causes of delay

Politics

36 h. ago European airline cancels 1,400 summer flights amid pilot shortage

Up to 50,000 UK passengers will face flight cancellations, says AirAdvisor

Politics

56 h. ago Germany boosts Nato’s eastern flank with new Baltic brigade amid threat from Russia – Europe live

Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany’s first permanent overseas military unit since the second world warPortugal wants European energy regulators’ agency ACER to lead an independent investigation into the causes of the huge power outage that brought most of Spain and Portugal to a standstill last month, its acting energy minister told Reuters.Maria da Graça Carvalho said prime minister Luís Montenegro wants an independent investigation led by the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators to complement the technical report being prepared by the European network of transmission system operators ENTSO-E. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Major EU airline chaos as 1,400 flights suddenly axed with UK airports included

A staggering 50,000 UK travellers could be impacted by mass flight cancellations - as one Europe's most popular airlines admits a pilot and fleet shortage has spearheaded the sudden move

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3 d. ago Ruben Amorim makes shock 'quit' claim after Manchester United final defeat to Tottenham: 'No compensation'

Ruben Amorim insisted he will leave Manchester United “with no compensation” if the board decide he is not the right man for the job.

Sport

5 d. ago Ongoing travel chaos at European hotspot as dozens of flights cancelled

Paris-Orly airport has been hit by flight cancellations and delays after the air traffic control systems suffered a malfunction, which caused widespread disruption

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6 d. ago Travel chaos at Europe hotspot airport after control tower break down sees more than 100 flights cancelled

The nation's aviation authority blamed 'a failure of the air traffic control systems in the afternoon' for what it said had been a 'significant' reduction in the number of flights.

Transport

8 d. ago Mum's holiday from hell as family's seats on return flight are cancelled with no warning

Izzy Ramsay, 20, had been enjoying her first holiday abroad in Palma, Spain, with her partner and 18-month-old son - but the trip turned into a nightmare on the way back to the U

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9 d. ago Mum finds out easyJet return flights for her family have been cancelled while in Spain

When Izzy Ramsay approached the check-in desk, her booking was nowhere to be found.

Politics

9 d. ago Thousands of passengers face disruption with flights to be cancelled

There will be delays on Friday and Monday

Politics

1 week ago Readers reply: If you were prepping, what would your top five items be?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts. This week’s followed the Spain/Portugal outagesIf you were prepping, what should be your top five things to hoard in light of the recent power outages in Spain and Portugal? Alina Ahmad, JohannesburgSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading...

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1 week ago England squad handed triple boost but Lauren James injury a concern

Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood are back in the England squad for the games against Portugal and Spain

Events

1 week ago England: Tottenham star Ella Morris earns first senior Lionesses call

Lionesses take on Portugal and Spain before the focus shifts to defence of their European crown

Politics

1 week ago UK airline cancelling flights at last minute named and it's not Ryanair

The consumer champion, Which?, has weighed in on which of the most popular budget airlines in the UK is the most likely to get you to your destination on time

Politics

1 week ago Stansted Airport travel chaos: Up to 10,000 holidaymakers miss flights as IT meltdown sparks mass delays with queues stretching outside terminal

Travellers at Stansted Airport faced 'utter carnage' after an IT failure brought operations to a standstill with Jet2, TUI, and Ryanair among the airlines affected by the chaos.

Transport

1 week ago Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce flight capacity at Newark airport

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International Airport for the “next several weeks,” as New Jersey’s largest airport struggles with radar outages and numerous flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers

Society

1 week ago Stansted Airport warns of flight delays as IT issue sparks travel chaos for holidaymakers

An IT meltdown has caused a number of flights to be cancelled or delayed at a major UK airport this morning.

Events

1 week ago Stansted Airport outage sparks holiday chaos as flights cancelled and delayed

Huge queues were seen forming outside the terminal.

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1 week ago Stansted Airport outage: Flights cancelled and delayed as IT issue causes chaos for travellers

Delays and cancellations have hit passengers this morning due to an 'IT problem' - anyone flying from Stansted Airport has been advised to check if their flight is still running

Transport

2 w. ago British Airways plane catches fire as pilot confuses left and right during Gatwick take

A runway at Gatwick Airport was forced to close for 50-minutes and 23 flights were cancelled after a British Airways plane caught on fire when a pilot confused his right and left

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