All news on the topic: Civil Aviation Authority

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Brits warned to check flights as air traffic chaos could mean days of delays
Airlines including Ryanair, British Airways and TUI have different advice for customers due to fly into and out of the UK this week after hundreds of flights were cancelled on Monday
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Air traffic control probe ordered as passengers hit by 'worst chaos in a decade'
Hundreds of flights were cancelled when a technical glitch with the UK's air traffic control system on Monday forced controllers to input flight plans manually - with disruption expected for days
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'Air traffic control chaos like something out of a movie - only it's not funny'
Absolutely nobody will be surprised this happened on a bank holiday Monday when 3,049 flights were due to depart UK airports, and a further 3,054 flights scheduled to arrive
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Your compensation and refund rights if you're caught up in air traffic misery
An issue with NATS air traffic controlling system has led to mass delays across the UK on Bank Holiday Monday, with British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair flights among those impacted
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UK airline to fly again six years after collapse stranded thousands of Brits
Historic British company Monarch Airlines, which collapsed after 50 years in 2017 leaving thousands of passengers stranded abroad, has announced plans to fly again six years later
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Woman 'denied entry' at boarding gate after staff claim she doesn't have ticket
Marley Stevens was heading to San Francisco in the US with Frontier Airlines only to find herself blocked from a flight she had a ticket for, the TikToker claimed in a viral video
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Ryanair, EasyJet, BA and Wizz Air among airlines ranked on luggage complaints
Ryanair, British Airways and easyJet received the most complaints related to lost, damaged or delayed bags according to new research
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Wizz Air announces flight cancellations due to inspections of plane engines
Wizz Air has announced a number of flight cancellations this summer due to "accelerated inspections" of a number of its plane engines that are taking place
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Dis Life: 'Solution to missing education isn't to force kids back into schools'
There are certain aspects of society who still do not see the light when it comes to school refusing - they are desperate to push children back into a system which is broken
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Dis Life: Patient transport vans cost up to 100k - they're not fit for purpose
When will those building and buying ambulances speak to Disabled people about our needs before signing on the dotted line?
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Dithering ministers holding back hopes of UK space launch, scathing report finds
The UK is 'on the cusp' of establishing Europe's first small satellite orbital launch capability, the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee said - but 'disjointed' planning is holding it back
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New travel rules could make it easier for Brits to get money back from airlines
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has announced plans for new protections for airline passengers including more comprehensive cover if wheelchairs are broken during a flight
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Major airline to ask all international passengers to be weighed ahead of flight
New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority has asked Air New Zealand to weight international passengers at Auckland International Airport to step onto the scales this summer
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Holidaymakers urged to check flights before going to airport after cancellations
British Airways had to cancel dozens of flights on Thursday and Friday from London Heathrow Airport, where United security workers are walking out for three days in a pay dispute
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Brits unlikely to get money back for flights cancelled due to volcano eruption
Passengers should know their compensation and refund rights if their flight is grounded because of a volcano, with Mount Etna and Popocatepetl causing travel chaos in the past few days
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London to Sydney to take two hours as new passenger flight will go via space
The Civil Aviation Authority is working with King's College London and the RAF to see how normal people respond to g-force pressure required to get from London to Sydney, Australia via space
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UK flight delay times soar amid travel chaos - every airport ranked
Birmingham, Manchester, Doncaster Sheffield, Luton and Gatwick were among the UK airports with the longest average wait times in 2022, according to Civil Aviation Authority data
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Two killed in horror plane crash after pilot loses control and hits a tree
Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) launched an inquiry into the incident which involved a Mudry Cap 10B (G-BXBU)
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Top-secret security operation for King's Coronation to keep Crown Jewels safe
The massive ­exercise, which is dubbed Operation Tower of London, involves thousands of police manning London’s streets. It will be backed up by elite teams of armed guards, snipers and the military
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Airlines could soon be graded on how kindly they treat disabled plane passengers
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has proposed ranking airlines on how well they treat disabled passengers, including how good their seats and toilets are onboard, as well as how easy boarding and disembarking is
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Flight restrictions to be in place on Coronation weekend due to Red Arrows
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has implemented a partial flight restriction over London during the Coronation weekend due to a Red Arrow flypast, when the King and Queen Consort will appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace
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Worst airlines for flight delays announced - Ryanair & EasyJet aren't in Top 10
Wizz Air, TUI and Qatar Airways have been named as the three most delayed airlines in the UK following an analysis of Civil Aviation Authority flight data from 2022
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Brits' refund rights for Easter as British Airways cancels hundreds of flights
British Airways has announced 32 flights a day will be cancelled over Easter as Unite workers at Heathrow Airport walk out in a pay dispute for ten days over the holidays
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Holidaymakers owed £4.5million in refunds from airlines including BA and Ryanair
Which? has revealed County Court Judgements (CCJ) collectively worth more than £4.5million have piled up against airlines including easyJet, Ryanair, Tui and Wizz Air
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Brits’ holiday protections at risk of being watered down in EU laws 'bonfire'
Package Travel Regulations are due to be scraped once the government passes its Retained EU Law Bill, which would see a swathe of EU-derived laws scrapped or hurriedly altered by the end of the year