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Monday, 14 August 2017

BBC News

• Stansted Airport delays over 'hole in runway'Stansted says flights are

The Guardian

• Steep rise in number of air passengers arrested for drunken behaviourUK airports confirm 387 arrests in a year, as cabin crews complain about abusive behaviour on flights, reports PanoramaThe number of passengers arrested for drunken behaviour on flights or at UK airports increased by 50% in the past year.There were a total of 387 arrests in the year to February 2017, up from 255 in the period from February 2015 to 2016, according to statistics obtained by BBC1’s Panorama. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Arrests of drunken air passengers up by 50% [Subscription]The number of air passengers arrested for drunken misbehaviour on flights and in airports has risen by 50 per cent in the past year, an investigation has found.

Mail Online

• Drunk air passenger arrests soar by 50% during 2016 Arrests for drunken behaviour at airports and on aeroplanes have rocketed by half over the past year, a report from BBC1 Panorama shows.
• Hole in Stansted Airport runaway causes mayhem Flights were diverted from Stansted Airport after it shut down its landing strip between on Sunday. Passengers reported being told by crew that the disruption was caused by a hole in the runway.