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Thousands of British Airways customers have been given the green light to to bring compensation claims against the airline over a data breach.
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- Vaccine package leak blamed for Glasgow Airport alertThe leak resulted in a cordon being placed around a KLM aircraft and a partial evacuation at Glasgow Airport.
The Scotsman
- Glasgow airport incident in pictures: Emergency services on the scene as building evacuatedAll passengers have been evacuated from the international area of Glasgow Airport due to an
Times Online
- Evacuation at Glasgow airport after suspicious package alert [Subscription]Passengers were moved to safety and two people treated by paramedics after a suspicious package was discovered on an aircraft at Glasgow airport.
- Aircraft owner takes back its jets from Thomas Cook [Subscription]The break-up of Thomas Cook’s airline continued yesterday when the leasing company that owns two of its newer aircraft confirmed that it had taken back possession of them.
- Half a million customers can sue BA over huge data breach [Subscription]Half a million British Airways customers have been given the go-ahead to sue the airline over its cybersecurity breach last summer.
City AM
- Will easyJet share price rally be sustained?British no-frills airline easyJet will release its next trading statement on 8 October, and with Thomas Cook’s collapse still fresh in [...] The post Will easyJet share price rally be sustained? appeared first on CityAM.
Mail Online
- Emergency services rush to aircraft at Glasgow airport as all passengers are evacuated At least 20 fire service personnel dealt with the incident, along with the police and ambulance services.
The Mirror
- Jet2 passengers forced to sleep on airport floor at 3am after delay chaosOnly some were given hotels as around 50 were left stranded thanks to problems in Corfu Airport, Greece, on Friday
London Evening Standard
- Glasgow Airport incident: KLM aircraft evacuated over vaccine cargo leak Glasgow Airport was partially evacuated and an aircraft was cordoned off after a leak in cargo containing vaccinations.
- British Airways: Thousands given green light to make compensation claim over BA data breachThousands of British Airways customers have been given the green light to to bring compensation claims against the airline over a data breach.
Cambridge News
- Furious Stansted passengers stranded at Corfu AirportOne passenger was filmed berating Jet2 staff after he was left sleeping on the airport floor
Other Regional Press
- Highways bosses u-turn on Teesside Airport signs revealing they do have plans to change themConcern was raised about signs confusing passengers travelling to Teesside from further afield
Aviation Industry
- Scotland regional Loganair continues expansion plan Scotland-based regional Loganair is continuing its rapid expansion with the announcement of two further groups of new routes. read more
- Repatriation of Thomas Cook passengers nears endEfforts to return some 150,000 customers of failed leisure operator Thomas Cook Airlines are scheduled to conclude this weekend, with the UK’s aviation regulator hailing the success of what has been described as the country’s largest peacetime repatriation effort. read more
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- Danger to airplanes fear over Birmingham's new tallest skyscraper planBirmingham Airport has objected to a 51-storey skyscraper being built in the city centre over concerns it could pose a danger to airplanes. The airport has stated that the developers behind One Eastside, which would be Birmingham's tallest building , …
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