These are the flights that are cancelled or postponed to and from Gatwick up until now today (Friday, August 18) – consisting of British Airways, Tui and easyJet flights.
The following flights are impacted:
DEPARTURES 7.20am – Tui BY5514 to Chania POSTPONED up until 8.15am | 7.25am – British Airways BA2640 to Thessaloniki Postponed up until 8am | 9am – easyJet EZY8439 to Marseille POSTPONED up until 9.45am | 8.05am – Tui TOM642 to Antalya POSTPONED up until 8.40am | 8.15am – British Airways BA2660 to Dalaman ENQUIRE AIRLINE COMPANY | 8.25am – easyJet EJU82381 to Bordeaux POSTPONED up until 8.55am | 9.10am – British Airways BA8073/Iberia IB5614/vueling VY7831 to Barcelona POSTPONED up until 9.40am | 9.10am – easyJet EJU7195 to Barcelona POSTPONED up until 9.40am | 9.10am – Wizz Air W95793 to Catania POSTPONED up until 10.45am | 9.45am – Eastern Airways T33454 to Newquay ENQUIRE AIRLINE COMPANY | 9.40am – easyJet EJU8527 to Porto POSTPONED up until 10.35am | 9.55am – easyJet EJU8529 to Faro POSTPONED up until 10.30am | 10.10am – Wizz Air W95729 to Istanbul postponed up until 2.15pm | 11.20am – Badr airline companies J4696 to Khartoum VIA Istanbul ASK AIRLINE COMPANY | 11.45am – British Airways BA2834 to Dubrovnik postponed up until 1.48pm | 2.05pm – Wizz Air W95803 to Tel Aviv postponed up until 2.35pm | 2.55pm – Saudia SV120 to Jeddah ENQUIRE AIRLINE COMPANY | 3.40pm – British Airways BA2864 to Antayla postponed up until 4.09pm | 5pm – Tui BY5582 to Heraklion postponed up until 5.40pm | 6.10pm – British Airways BA2878 to Palma Mallorca ENQUIRE AIRLINE COMPANY | 6.20pm – British Airways BA2764 to Amsterdam ENQUIRE AIRLINE COMPANY | 6.55pm – British Airways BA2622 to Nice postponed up until 8.46pm
ARRIVALS CANCELLED: 8.05am – Eastern Airways T33454 from Newquay | 10am – Badr airline companies J4695 from Khartoum VIA Istanbul | 1.30pm – Saudia SV119 from Jeddah | 4.10pm – American Airlines AA6226/British Airways BA2795 from Malaga | 5.35pm – British Airways BA2661 from Dalaman
What strikes will trigger disturbance at Gatwick this summer season?
One of 2 strikes at Gatwick Airport, which was because of start this weekend, has actually been delayed. Unite revealed today that strike action by employees utilized by Wilson James, which runs the airport’s guest help program, has actually been suspended after ‘a greatly improved offer’. The union said the hold-up would permit members to vote on the brand-new deal. But a Unite representative included: “The strike action involving workers employed by ground handling company Red Handling, remains live. Further talks were held at the weekend and a further offer was made but it is thought that it is not likely to meet member expectations.” See complete story here.
Planning application to bring Northern Runway into usage together with Main Runway accepted for in-depth evaluation
London Gatwick’s preparation application to bring the airport’s existing Northern Runway into regular usage, together with its Main Runway, has actually been accepted for in-depth evaluation by the Planning Inspectorate.
By accepting London Gatwick’s application, the Planning Inspectorate – acting upon behalf of the Government – has actually shown it is pleased that the airport’s assessment was carried out appropriately which the application can advance to the evaluation stage.
A duration of in-depth and extensive evaluation of the propositions by a panel of independent specialists will follow, at a date set by the Planning Inspectorate. This procedure is most likely to use up to 18 months.
Ahead of the evaluation, the general public – consisting of locals in regional neighborhoods and other stakeholders – will have the ability to sign up with the Planning Inspectorate to end up being an ‘interested party’.
This will allow them to get involved and supply their views and feedback on the propositions throughout evaluation.
You can check out the complete story here.
Why has easyJet cancelled flights in between July and September at Gatwick?
easyJet has actually has actually cancelled 1,700 flights to and from London Gatwick Airport. The news comes as a big blow as individuals prepare to take a trip on their summer season vacations. The airline company has actually blamed constrained airspace over Europe and continuous air traffic control service troubles, which are triggering routine cancellations and they airline company said they had actually made ‘some pre-emptive adjustments to our programme consolidating a small number of flights at Gatwick’.
Gatwick Airport kicks-off multi-million pound North Terminal redevelopment
Passengers taking a trip through London Gatwick’s North Terminal will quickly have the ability to take pleasure in a host of brand-new functions, as its most significant ever improvement gets underway. You can check out the complete story here.
How do you declare settlement if your flight is postponed or cancelled?
Numerous flights to and from Gatwick Airport have actually been interrupted today. But what takes place if your flight is cancelled? And how can you declare settlement if your flight is impacted? Read complete story here.
Gatwick’s yearly monetary outcomes
Gatwick Airport just recently released its monetary outcomes for 2022, and acknowledging the immediate requirement to make net no a reality has actually accelerated its dedication to be net no for its own Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2030, 10 years ahead of its previous dedication. You can check out a complete summary of the outcomes here.
Gatwick Airport prepares for ‘truly hectic’ summer season
Are guidelines about taking liquids on aircrafts ready to alter?
The guidelines around taking liquids and big electrical products through airport security are set to alter by 2024 with the setup of brand-new innovation at significant airports throughout the UK.
Over the next 2 years, the majority of significant airports will present innovative systems into their security checkpoints, introducing a brand-new period of better security and guest experience when going through departures. You can find out more here.
Gatwick tweeted today: “We are currently trialling this new tech and will meet the deadline of June 2024 to install it across all security lanes. Meanwhile, please continue to follow all existing laptop and liquid rules, unless instructed otherwise by our Security teams.”
