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Departures board at a major London airport showing widespread cancellations, passengers queued at airline service desks under fluorescent lighting

Heathrow and Schiphol Scramble After National Air Traffic Services Computer Failure

A fault in National Air Traffic Services’ flight-plan processing system forced more than 1,000 UK cancellations on Tuesday, stranding passengers at Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh while Amsterdam’s Schiphol scrapped a majority of British routes.

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International rail station departure level with queue barriers and travellers waiting under a wrought-iron arched roof, cool interior light and scuffed stone floor, no logos or readable text

Eurostar Adds St Pancras Staffing After Summer Border Queue Complaints Spike

Eurostar will add St Pancras platform and border-support staff for autumn departures after passenger complaints about summer queue times at French exit controls, while UK authorities stress EES readiness remains a separate timetable.

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Departure board at a Scottish airport showing red delayed flights, passengers seated on floor with luggage, grey morning light through terminal windows, no airline logos.

Second Nats Glitch Cancels Flights Across Scotland and Northern England

A connectivity failure at National Air Traffic Services’ Prestwick centre delayed or canceled dozens of flights Monday, the second major outage in two weeks and a fresh blow to airline confidence after September’s Swanwick software defect.

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Gatwick South Terminal gate area with a stainless rack of reusable cups beside a boarding desk and ground crew trolley in soft terminal lighting, polished floor reflections, no logos or readable text

Gatwick South Terminal Trials One-Tag Reusable Cup Deposits for EasyJet Turnarounds

Gatwick South Terminal is trialling one-tag reusable cup deposits tied to boarding passes for EasyJet quick-turn stands, aiming to cut single-use waste without slowing cabin cleaning between waves.

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Eurotunnel freight terminal loading bay with refrigerated lorry backed to shuttle wagon, overcast Kent sky, sodium yard lights, no logos or readable text

Eurotunnel Adds Folkestone-Calais Freight Slots Before Fresh Produce Import Peak

Getlink opened extra Folkestone–Calais freight shuttles for chilled produce ahead of the autumn import peak, pricing dedicated slots for palletised salad and berry loads that cannot sit in Dover queue delays.

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