News Archive Aug 2019
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Climate activists threaten to fly drones at Heathrow Airport - 29 Aug
To put pressure on the government to take tougher steps to reduce greenhouse gases, British climate-change activists have said they would fly toy drones at London Heathrow Airport from Friday 13th Sep....
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Ryanair's Spanish Pilots to strike - 29 Aug
Spanish pilots union SEPLA have announced it would call a nationwide strike among Ryanair pilots for five days in September, in protest at plans to close several bases in the country. A spokesperson s....
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Ryanair's British Pilots strike - 29 Aug
Ryanair have reported that all it's flights will operate as scheduled during strike planned for Monday 2nd September through to Wednesday 4th September. We will continue to monitor the situation and k....
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British Airways strike sceduled for 9th, 10th and 27th Septemeber to cause delays and cancellations - 26 Aug
The British Airways strike next month is to cause at least five consecutive days of flight cancellations. BA pilots announced three days of strikes - taking place on 9th, 10th and 27th September - th....
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Iberia ground staff at Madrid's Barajas Airport threaten strike - 21 Aug
Spanish trade union UGT has called on Iberia ground staff at Madrid's Barajas airport to strike at the end of August. The strikes are due to take place at Spain's largest airport on Friday 30th and Sa....
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Rail disruption during Bank Holiday weekend - 21 Aug
Rail passengers are being urged to avoid the East Coast Main line this weekend. A "do not travel" warning has been issued for the route between London and Scotland via York on Saturday and Sunday by ....
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Ryanair's Portuguese cabin crew strike - 21 Aug
Ryanair have advised a small number of flights from its Portuguese bases may be affected by minor schedule changes during the five day strike called by Portugal's SNPVAC union. There are no delays or....
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Bank Holiday - Monday 26 August 2019 - 20 Aug
Due to the English bank holiday on Monday 26th August 2019, the Visa Agent and all Embassies will be closed. Please take this into consideration when applying for visas to avoid any delays. Our offic....
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Arriving flights delayed at London Stansted Airport - 19 Aug
Arrivals are being regulated at London Stansted Airport because of weather, "high delays" are expected. Some arriving flights are delayed therefore departing flight schedules may be affected. Passenge....
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Strike at London Heathrow Airport Postponed - 14 Aug
Strike action scheduled for Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th August at London Heathrow Airport has been postponed. A spokesperson for the airport said the decision had been made to allow union members ti....
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Flights at Hong Kong Airport Resume - 14 Aug
Operations have resumed today at Hong Kong International Airport with hundreds of flights being rescheduled after protesters caused disruptions over the past two days. ....
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Iberia ground staff at Barcelona El Prat Airport to strike - 13 Aug
Iberia ground staff at Barcelona-El Prat Airport have announced fresh strikes on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th August and Friday 30th & Saturday 31st August to demand work improvements. ....
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Iberia ground staff threaten to strike at Bilbao Loiu Airport - 13 Aug
Iberia ground staff at Bilbao Loiu Airport threaten to stage a series of nine-hour strikes from Wednesday 14 August through to Friday 16 August in a dispute over working conditions. The strikes wi....
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Flights and Check-in Services cancelled at Hong Kong Airport - 13 Aug
Flight check-in services have been suspended at Hong Kong's International Airport and departure gates closed as disruptions caused by anti-government protests go into the fifth day with demonstrators ....
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Flooding disrupts Edinburgh-Glasgow trains - 08 Aug
Commuters travelling between Edinburgh and Glasgow by train have been hit by delays and cancellations this morning as flooding continues to cause problems on the line after heavy rain showers yesterda....
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Ryanair's British Pilots to strike - 08 Aug
Members of Ryanair's British pilot union have voted for strike action in a ballot triggered by a dispute over working conditions. According to the union, there will be a two-day strike from Thursday 2....
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British Airways warns of knock-on disruption to flights - 08 Aug
British Airways have apologised to customers who were affected by the computer failure yesterday and in a statement confirmed they have resolved the systems issue, although have warned of "knock-on" d....
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Strikes at London Gatwick Airport suspended - 07 Aug
Unite have announced that all planned strikes at Gatwick Airport have now been suspended after a dramatically improved pay offer has been made and is now being voted on by it's members. ....
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Additional strike dates at London Gatwick Airport - 07 Aug
Security staff at Gatwick Airport have announced a further four days of strike action later this month in an ongoing dispute with their employer over pay. Workers will strike from Tuesday 20 August to....
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British Airways Global System Failure - 07 Aug
British Airways has suffered a major computer failure this morning with travellers stuck in lengthy queues at airports across the U.K. There has been a global system outage currently affecting BA airp....
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Strike at London Heathrow Airport Cancelled - 06 Aug
Strike action at Heathrow on Tuesday has been called off after the airport group and the union Unite reached a deal over pay. Workers had planned to walk out on both Monday and Tuesday this week in a ....
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Security workers at London Gatwick Airport to strike - 05 Aug
Security workers at London Gatwick Airport are set to take industrial action over poverty pay, with a 48 hour strike set from 6 a.m on Saturday 10th August. Over 130 workers are involved which will m....
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Strike at London Heathrow Airport called off Monday 05 August - 05 Aug
Strike action by London Heathrow Airport staff on Monday 05 August has been cancelled, however action is still proposed for Tuesday 06 August. ....
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