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Flight delays, explained
News about flight delays and airport disruption, passenger rights in plain English, and tips for travellers and anyone doing an airport pickup.
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Airport Disruption This Week: Strikes in Europe and Lingering US Outages
Strikes in Belgium, Italy and France, plus recent IT and air traffic control outages in the US, mean more travellers than usual face delays this week. Here is what to check and do.
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How punctual were the routes we track most? Week to 7 October 2026
We looked at the routes our readers track most over the past week. Here's what the on-time figures show, and why one week never tells the whole story.
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Half-Term, Diwali and Thanksgiving: The Travel Peaks Ahead and What They Mean for Delays
Several travel peaks overlap in the coming weeks, from UK half-terms to Diwali and US Thanksgiving. Here's what tends to cause delays and how to plan around it.
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A rough ten days for US flights: cable cuts, storms and what travellers can learn
From a severed cable that grounded Northeast flights to a rare September nor'easter hitting Boston, it has been a disruptive ten days for US air travel. Here is what happened and what it meant for passengers.
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Before you leave for the airport: a quick flight check routine
A few quick checks the night before and on the day of your flight can spare you a long wait at the airport, or a missed pickup. A simple routine that takes minutes.
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Flight delayed? What to do in the first 30 minutes
The first half hour after a delay is announced is when small actions help most. A short checklist for what to check, who to tell and what to keep.
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What ATC restrictions mean for your flight
When an airline blames air traffic control, it usually means the sky or an airport ahead has run out of room for a while. Here is what that means for your flight and what you can do.