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Thousands of people face disruption to their Christmas travel plans as snow and cold weather continue to paralyse the British Isles. Most annoyingly for some of us (I am supposed to fly out of Heathrow tomorrow morning to spend Christmas with my family in Sweden) Heathrow is at a standstill since Saturday when 5 inches of snow fell in a matter of hours. The mega airport has been described as a "warzone" as passengers have been sleeping rough all over the airport. According to one passenger the spots around power points were the most sought after, resulting in people and families sleeping in the toilets to get access to electricity for their computers. British Airways is hoping 60 flights will depart Heathrow on Monday morning, but dozens more have been cancelled. Other airlines are in the same situation and it's believed that the delays and cancellations will continue all week. BAA has apologised to people who were forced to sleep in the terminal but Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said aviation was a "safety-first business".Gatwick, Stansted, Edinburgh and Birmingham airports are open.Meanwhile, the Met Office has warned of more snow and ice in many parts of the country.
Thousands of people face disruption to their Christmas travel plans as snow and cold... more
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BAA is expected to announce the £1.5bn sale of Gatwick Airport tomorrow, according to Sky City editor Mark Kleinman.
In March, the Competition Commission ruled that the company would have to sell the airport within two years.
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From SKY NEWSBAA is expected to announce the £1.5bn sale of Gatwick Airport tomorrow,... more
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A man has been shot with a Taser stun gun by police at Gatwick Airport after being spotted carrying a handgun.
The suspect, in his 40s, boarded a bus from Crawley, West Sussex, to the airport shortly after 2am and a passenger raised the alarm after seeing him with the gun.
The man went into the South Terminal building at the airport where he was stopped by police on routine patrol who used a Taser gun to disable him.A man has been shot with a Taser stun gun by police at Gatwick Airport after being... more
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Credit crunch hits BAA too. They've put Gatwick Airport up for sale for a cool £1.8 billion. Four weeks ago, competition watchdogs told BAA they might have to sell three of their UK airports. So far, interested potential buyers include Virgin, MacQuarie and Fraport.
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A gay Ugandan man has refused to board his flight back to his country of origin.
John “Bosco” Nyombi, 38, was due to be deported back to Uganda, where he fears he will be persecuted on the grounds of his sexuality.
Homosexuality is currently illegal in Uganda, and gays caught by the police can face a life sentence in prison.
Mr Nyombi, who has been employed in the UK as a mental health worker since 2002, refused to get on his plane at Gatwick Airport at 6.40am, and remains with immigration services.
A group of his supporters had gathered at Gatwick to protest at his deportation.
Neil Pugmire, a spokesman from the Diocese of Portsmouth, told The Daily Echo:
“We received a telephone call from John on a landline in Gatwick Airport telling me he had refused to get on the plane and that they had accepted that decision.
“He’s still being held at Gatwick Airport. I imagine that the immigration services are looking for a detention centre that they can take him to.
“That, we hope, will buy us some time for his solicitor to take some legal action; an injunction or a judicial review.”
Whilst Mr Nyombi’s case goes on, anti-gay campaigns in Uganda continue to gather momentum.A gay Ugandan man has refused to board his flight back to his country of origin.... more
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