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March 26th - Diversionary tactics: should the UK do more when planes can't land where they are supposed to?

March 26th - Diversionary tactics: should the UK do more when planes can't land where they are supposed to?

Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast


Published: 26 March 2025 at 08:57 Europe/London

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“Passengers don’t deserve to end up on random Atlantic islands,” says Matt Purton – group aviation services director at Air Charter Service – after last Friday's closure of Heathrow. He says we must have a national conversation about how to cope better next time.


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