Passengers have described “bedlam” at UK airport check-ins after a global IT outage on what was due to be the busiest day for flying since the start of the Covid pandemic, while train networks have also been disrupted. More than 3,000 flights have been cancelled worldwide after Microsoft Windows operating systems used by airlines, airports...
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Microsoft meltdown sparks travel chaos across the UK: Huge queues form at airports with Ryanair flights grounded while trains are also axed as passengers suffer delays across the country
A global tech meltdown has triggered travel mayhem across Britain, with flights grounded, airport check-ins cancelled and trains axed. The mass Microsoft outage has sparked chaos around the globe, with TV channels knocked out and banks taken offline. The IT pandemonium has led to huge queues at airports across the UK, with holidaymakers at Gatwick reportedly...
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Trains cancelled, planes grounded & TV pulled off air in global outage
BRITS have been warned of travel chaos amid a global IT outage that has seen trains and planes across the UK cancelled. Major airports, airlines and railways have been hit by the suspected Crowdstrike issue that saw Microsoft services crash worldwide this morning. 4 Major railway lines across the UK have been hit 4 Chaos...
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Revealed: The ‘best’ and ‘worst’ seaside towns to visit in Britain
Every summer, Which? magazine sends a postcard to the UK’s long-suffering seaside towns and tells them to pull their socks up or to remove them, sandals and all, and run across the golden sand with glee. With 126 towns and villages in its 2024 table, it’s a reminder of how central coastal resorts are to...
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Girlfriend of British travel agent ‘murdered’ in Sweden in ‘gang war’ shooting says he was ‘the definition of the most amazing father’ and is now on his way ‘to meet Allah’ after she converted him to Islam
The girlfriend of a missing British travel agent who is believed to have been murdered and left in a burnt-out rental car in Sweden has confirmed he is dead – amid speculation that he and his friend were murdered by gangsters. Father-of-two Juan Cifuentes, 33, and newly-wed Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, both from North London, went...
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Sweden double murder probe: UK travel agency confirm missing owner’s death
A travel agency co-owned by missing Britons Juan Cifuentes and Farooq Abdulrazak has confirmed that Mr Abdulrazak has died. The business partners, from north London, went on a work trip to Denmark on Saturday and were expected to return to the UK on Sunday evening, but failed to do so. The Metropolitan Police says it...
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What are the new EU fingerprint check rules for UK travellers?
The EU’s new entry-exit system (EES) has been delayed in the UK until November for fears its original October launch would impact on half-term. The check, which will take fingerprints and scan the faces of any travellers, including Britons, entering the EU was initially due to begin in 2022, then in 2023. France has previously...
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UAE: Travel demand to UK soars after ETA scheme for UAE nationals, stable airfares, and fast visa processing
Dubai: UAE travel companies are seeing a significant rise in holiday bookings to the UK this summer, with agents reporting demand as ‘higher than usual.’ The UK remains a top destination for UAE travellers, a trend that has persisted for several years. However, this summer’s increased interest is attributed to several factors, including stable airfares...
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How Euro 2024 busted legend of German efficiency
RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP Germany’s reputation for super-efficiency has suffered a body blow. As football fans poured in and out of cities across the country for Euro 2024, they discovered the trains weren’t as good as they thought. One supporters’ group even said services were better when Russia hosted the World Cup. Fans praised “sensational” pricing deals...
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Two British men feared murdered in Malmo travelled to Sweden to promote travel agency
Two British men feared dead in a double murder in Sweden had crossed into the country to promote their travel agency. London-based business partners Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, are thought to have been killed after firefighters recovered two bodies from a burnt-out car on a dirt road in the coastal city of...
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First picture of travel agents feared shot dead in burnt-out car after trip to Sweden
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Two British travel agents feared to have been found shot dead in a burnt-out rental car in Sweden are pictured for the first time. Business partners and best friends Farooq Abdulrazaq, 37, and...
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EU to water down Brexit travel checks for British passengers as border plan delayed
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight EU plans for more stringent post-Brexit checks on holidaymakers entering Europe from the UK have been delayed again – with final plans also watered...