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- Gatwick staff to help with baggageGatwick Airport will bring in up to 45 of its own staff to help with luggage handling to ensure there is no repeat of last weekend's delays.
Financial Times
- Thomas Cook plagued by flight oversupplyTour operator sees strong demand for holidays but average selling prices are down from last summer as competition in the low-cost market intensifies
The Guardian
- Gatwick staff increased after baggage delays hit passengersHandling firm Swissport left passengers waiting hours at arrivals for luggageMore workers have been brought in by Gatwick airport and its baggage handlers in an attempt to avert further embarrassment after passengers were left without their luggage over the peak holiday weekend.Swissport, the handling firm which failed to cope with an influx of late-evening flights, has bolstered its 1,500 staff by 40 but this was too late to save it from being axed by one airline, Monarch. Continue reading...
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- Gatwick passengers warned to keep essentials in hand luggageFears of further disruption at Gatwick this weekend after severe delays caused by Swissport baggage handlers
Birmingham Mail
- Watch: Birmingham Airport runway extension taking shape to bring worldwide destinations within reachNew £40m scheme adds 400m to runway and allows jets to link with long-haul destinations
London Evening Standard
- Plane forced to land at Gatwick after passenger 'throws prosthetic leg at cabin crew' A passenger plane was diverted to Gatwick after a woman threw her prosthetic leg at cabin crew during a foul-mouthed tirade, according to police.
Sheffield Star
- Third runway at Heathrow - or better use of Doncaster?Would an expansion of Heathrow Airport be good for Sheffield City Region businesses?
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- Thanet council commissions new business plan for Manston AirportCouncillors decided tonight to draw up a business plan and carry a feasibility study into the airport's commercial future.
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- Lufthansa profits hit by strikes and ticket price dropSecond-quarter operating profit fell by 17%
- Gatwick luggage delays to hit ‘weekend getaway’Airport offering free baggage home delivery for delayed travellers
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