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Incoming flights were suspended at Gatwick Airport for nearly an hour after reports of a drone near the airfield.

A major fault on an easyJet flight from Glasgow to Gran Canaria triggered an emergency landing this afternoon.

A flight passenger has been rushed to hospital as soon as a plane landed in London after reportedly attempting to take their own life in the toilet.

Hibernian FC fans are being asked to applaud during the 68th minute of the Edinburgh team's next fixture in tribute to a team super-fan who died after contracting invasive Strep A.

Air passengers travelling to and from Scotland have been affected by the snow and plunging temperatures on Friday, with dozens of flights cancelled, delayed or diverted - and one airport closing altogether.

Manchester Airport is the second best hub in the country, according to number-crunching by a holiday firm. OVO Network used several key indicators to determine which airports were the best. These included the number of passengers, total outbound flight routes, access to accommodation, amentiies like shops and restaurants, parking costs, and access to respective city centres.

COVID-19 pandemic-enforced restrictions on live music events across the continent.UK music fans in particular are expected to travel abroad throughout the summer to get their long-awaited festival fix, with events such as NOS Alive, Lowlands and Open’er Festival among the most popular.However, festival-goers’ travel plans may be affected by the news this morning (June 20) that EasyJet are cutting seven per cent of its 160,000 scheduled flights between July and September (via BBC News).The move comes after two of the airline’s biggest airports, London Gatwick and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, both announced recently that they would each be placing a cap on the number of flights taking off during the peak summer season in a bid to combat post-pandemic staff shortages.

A family from Bury said they experienced ‘one thing after another’ after facing a 16-hour flight delay as they tried to get home from a 12-day holiday in Turkey.

holidays, whether it's the sightseeing, the shops or the nightlife that's earned it the title of the City That Never Sleeps. However, US holidays aren't exactly budget-friendly for Brits - but thanks to new flights, you could find some tempting bargains. That's because Norse Atlantic Airways has opened up new flights between London Gatwick and New York JFK, and there are currently fares from £255.

Gatwick.”In the photo, rolling green hills and houses could be seen, but alongside a road the words: “Welcome to Luton” were emblazoned across the grass.For those who don’t know, Gatwick Airport is south of London near Crawley while Luton Airport is north of London above Watford.So, the prank was clearly designed to trick passengers into thinking they're landing at the wrong airport.Abbey’s post quickly went viral with more than 20k likes and 1.5k retweets.In the comments many Twitter users were chuckling at the prank sign.One person wrote: “Oddly, I was once on a plane where three pilot announced ‘Ladies and gentlemen, we have just landed at London Gatwick. Or at least I think we have.

Spanish jail without food or water for more than 24 hours after she lost her passport on a British Airways flight. Sharon Dempsey, 65, had jetted off on a two-week holiday to Benidorm to celebrate her brother surviving a quadruple bypass last year.

UFO flying near to their plane. The sighting took place on a flight that departed from Glasgow Airport last Thursday morning (February 17).One passenger was able to take some clear snaps of the unidentified object, which appears to be large and oblong shaped, Glasgow Live reports.The photos were taken by a passenger sitting on the right-hand side of the plane as it cruised at a high altitude above the clouds.The sighting comes weeks after a passenger on a plane from Glasgow to London Gatwick was spooked by a "strange object" she spotted out the left-hand side of the plane.Marjol Cela said she spotted the UFO as the flight was descending into London, and said it looked like an "object in disguise" which looked like it was "hovering" rather than flying.The news comes after the anniversary of an American Airlines pilot reporting a UFO sighting to the FBI for investigation.

A group of Scottish passengers on a flight from Glasgow were left shocked after spotting a strange object flying close to their plane as they jetted off.

A popular holiday deal is back, giving travellers the chance of a trip of a lifetime for less than £100.

Climate change protestors are set to target Glasgow Airport today in a series of demonstrations planned at travel hubs across the UK.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!An EasyJet flight was ordered to return to London Gatwick airport after passengers staged mutiny to stop armed police trying to evict two men off a flight.An altercation erupted between the cabin crew and passengers on board while the plane was taxiing and about to take off at London Gatwick airport on Friday.The two plane passengers, who were seated in an emergency exit row, reportedly "huffed" when they were told to put on their shoes for take-off.EasyJet explained that it is a safety requirement to make sure there are no loose items during take-off.In a video taken by holidaymaker Luke Gayle, airport police officers are on board the plane while a staff member is seen talking to the

easyJet put them up in a Spanish hotel. Holidaymakers are currently free to travel to The Rock, with the overseas Brit territory on the UK’s virus safe list.However, some easyJet customers had their flight to London Gatwick rescheduled on Monday due to poor weather.Eighty of them were then taken to the city of Cadiz in Spain.

Summer holidays are back on the cards for some Brits, as the FCO has adjusted its advice to allow non-essential travel to a list of approved countries.

EasyJet has announced it will restart flights on June 15 from 21 European airports.