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British Airways Delay Passengers to Sleep 2 Day on Floor

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British Airways Passengers in Three-Day Orlando to Gatwick Gourney 'Hell'  BA PASSENGERS on a diverted 'flight from hell' had to sleep on an airport floor before arriving in Britain two days late.   Passengers for British Airways flight 2036 queue up to board for a third time BA passengers who endured a 77-hour "journey from hell " back to London from Florida, have said they were treated "inhumanely" .  The frustrated customers first faced a 24-hour hold-up before leaving Orlando in Florida, bound for London Gatwick. Passengers have complained of sleeping on airport floors and holidaymakers crying on the "chaotic " journey home. British Airways flight 2036 was supposed to take off from Orlando at 19:25 ET (00:25 GMT) on Thursday and arrive at Gatwick eight hours later but it arrived in the United Kingdom on Sunday after going through New York. When they finally took off, the wheels lowered unexpectedly at high altitude and the...

Gatwick and Luton Enjoy Busiest January

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TH0USANDS of Brits travelling Stateside and to "European cities last month resulted in the busiest ever January for Gatwick and Luton, the airports said today. The former welcomed 2.8 million passengers last month, up 1.4% from a year earlier while the J tóagtda 3.6% rise to one million customers. Gatwick was boosted by a surge in trips to the US, with New York, Boston and Fort Lauderdale among the most popular destinations. Flight across Atlantic are set to increases further, with the launch of new routes to Austin and Chicago. Boss Stewart Wingate, who wants the Government to back his bid for expansion instead of, or in addition to, rival Heathrow's plan, said: "We stand ready to build our financeable and deliverable second runway scheme for the country. " At London Luton, where a £150 million redevelopment is underway, passengers flocked to Amsterdam and Bucharest in January. The airport's larger terminal building will open later this year. ...