A FIFTH of flights were delayed from the UK this summer affecting around 161,570 services, according to new figures. Consumer portal flightright.co.uk found there was a 10% increase in delays during the summer, with the average delay for those over three hours at four hours and 42 minutes.
Flights from Gatwick to Spain were the worst affected with those from the airport to Barcelona seeing the most three-hour-plus delays. flightright.co.uk calculated that 397,000 UK passengers are entitled to £128 million in compensation for the delays and cancellations from June to August.
British airports slow to offer free WiFi
UK airports are behind those in Europe when it comes to offering WiFi services, with only two airports providing a completely free service. Data gathered by Skyscanner has found that Birmingham and London City are the only airports in the UK offering unlimited free WiFi, while many others offer a free service for a limited time before asking users to pay for more time.
Edinburgh offers two hours for free, while Stansted and Manchester airports offer an hour free before charging £5. Both Heathrow and Gatwick offer 45 minutes free before charging £2.95 and £3 respectively for an hour and more for two hours.
Many of Europe’s airports – including Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Dublin, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Paris (Charles de Gaulle and Orly), and Rome – provide a free unlimited service.
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