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Travelling can be stressful, especially if your flight is delayed or cancelled - here’s how to claim compensation if you run into problems at the airport this summer.

How to claim compensation if your flight is cancelled or delayed

The New York city skyline and east river shrouded in smoke in Brooklyn as smoke from the hundreds of wildfires blazing in eastern Canada drifted south (Photo: Getty Images)

Travellers to New York issued urgent warning over flight delays

Come From Away announces UK tour - how to get tickets

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 31: A group of rail workers stand on a picket line outside Euston rail station as a new round of strikes by train drivers begins on May 31, 2023 in London, England. Today's strike comes after the train drivers union, ASLEF, rejected a pay rise offer of 4 percent a year over two years from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Travel provider issues urgent warning as train strikes continue

Air New Zealand. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Air New Zealand passengers asked to step on scales

“Total chaos”: Long delays at UK airports due to e-gates failure

Watch the moment a National Express bus burst into flames following an arson attack

Watch moment double decker bus bursts into flames on busy city road

Eurostar (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images)

How to buy CIV train ticket from London

EasyJet flight forced to make ‘emergency stop’ at Manchester Airport after customers notice ‘burning smell’

Flight makes ‘emergency stop’ after customer notices ‘burning’ smell

Thorpe Park’s new Ghost Train is due to open later this month - and now even more passengers will be able to ride it

Thorpe Park issues update on new ride due to open this month

Sinkhole which has opened up above HS2 work in Buckinghamshire

Sinkhole opens up above a tunnel built for the HS2 high rail line

The government has extended the £2 bus fare cap for a second time (Photo: Adobe)

Government extends £2 bus fare cap

The divers are raising funds to replace all of their lost possessions and to initiate legal action against the company after their ship sank in the Red Sea. (Go Fund Me)

Brits recount moments ship capsizes in Red Sea

Birmingham Airport has been ranked the worst in the UK for delays for two years running. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Birmingham Airport ranked the worst airport for delays

A fire broke out on the London underground this afternoon, forcing passengers to smash the windows to escape. Picture by Kyra Chan @kyra_kaixin on Twitter

Fire breaks out on London underground

Ryanair has been forced to cut some flights in August due to delivery issues with their new Boeing aircraft. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Ryanair cancels 220 flights over May 1 bank holiday due to strikes

The rumoured plan could stop young drivers carrying passengers of a similar age (Photo: Shutterstock)

Young drivers could be banned from giving friends a lift

Ryanair has been forced to cut some flights in August due to delivery issues with their new Boeing aircraft. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Ryanair forced to cut some flights in August

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

TUI has announce new flights from Newcastle in 2024

TUI announces new flights from Newcastle International Airport

A Jet2 aircraft

Urinating man forces Jet2 flight to make emergency landing

A man disembarks from the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express after arriving at Istanbul Station in Istanbul (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)

UK leg of Orient Express scrapped due to Brexit

Northern Railway has asked its passengers to stop watching porn onboard its trains

Passengers told to stop watching porn onboard trains

The star of EastEnders and The Bill put out a video that went viral on social media - Credit: Getty / Adobe

Warning issued as EastEnders star’s grandkids were nearly ‘kidnapped’

The £2 bus fare scheme as been extended for another three months

Government extends £2 bus fare scheme to help travellers

Traffic at Port of Dover (Photo by Stuart Brock/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

9 alternative UK ferry ports to avoid Dover

Services in and out of Paddington have been cancelled or delayed (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

National Rail urge passengers to plan journeys in advance

British Airways will cancel around 32 flights per day to and from Heathrow over the Easter weekend (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow security staff start 10-day strike affecting Easter travels

Network Rail has warned of Easter distruption

Network Rail warns passengers to expect disruption this Easter

The flight, bound for Gran Canaria, was met with emergency services on the Manchester Airport tarmac.

Flight to Gran Canaria forced to make emergency landing in Manchester

A Dover to Calais Irish Ferries passenger vessel carrying almost 200 people was rescued after fire broke out.

Lifeboats launched after fire breaks out on passenger ferry in Channel

The Northern Lights are a stunning sight

EasyJet pilot makes manoeuvre so passengers can see Northern Lights

Wizz Air has been named the worst short-haul airline by UK passengers. A survey by consumer group Which? gave the budget carrier one star out of five for seat comfort, boarding experience and cabin environment.

This short-haul airline has been named ‘the worst’ by UK passengers

A rare cup and saucer thought to have been used by passengers on the Titanic has sold for thousands at auction

Broken cup and saucer used by Titanic passengers auctioned for £6,000

An IT outage has caused major delays and cancellations for Lufthansa airline customers worldwide

Lufthansa IT issues leaves thousands of passengers stranded

Terrifying moment Edinburgh flight to New York burst into flames

Easyjet travel warning for passengers travelling to Europe this week

Paper train tickets could also soon be phased out

Return train tickets set to be scrapped in UK

These are some of the airport’s ‘Top Pick’ travel destinations

9 Newcastle Airport ‘top pick’ summer holiday destinations for 2023

Double decker bus overturns and leads to ‘high number’ of injuries

Rescuers gather at the site of a plane crash in Pokhara after an airplane crashed with 72 people on board in Nepal

40 people dead as aircraft crash-lands near Nepal airport

Mick Whelan, the General Secretary of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) arrives to attend a Commons Select Committee on rail strikes at Portcullis House.

Railway union boss hints at ‘more strikes’ in 2023

The rail strikes taking place this week

Rail strikes: Passengers warned travel only if “absolutely necessary”

There will be no mandatory Covid-19 testing for passengers travelling to the UK from China

UK will not reintroduce covid testing for passengers from China

A Northern train

Northern issues ‘Do Not Travel’ warning to Newcastle passengers

Deadline set for scrapping 100ml liquid limit and other airport security rules.

When 100ml liquid limit & more airport security rules will be scrapped

Newcastle Airport has planned practice with emergency services today (Image: Newcastle Airport)

Newcastle Airport explains unusual emergency services presence on site

EasyJet is bringing its Fearless Flyer course back to Gatwick Airport on Sunday, November 27, to help nervous flyers take control and overcome their fears. Picture by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images

Passenger dies during flight between Cyprus and London

Immerse yourself in a swiss adventure by Great Rail Journeys

All aboard a swiss adventure with Great Rail Journeys

Newcastle Airport terminal front

What are the jobs available at Newcastle International Airport?

Newcastle Airport

Newcastle Airport issues update ahead of summer passenger rush

EasyJet is allowing customers to drop off their luggage at certain airports the evening before they travel (Photo: Getty Images)

EasyJet now lets customers drop bags off night before to ease travel chaos

Geordies have their say on the Tyne Bridge

Geordies ‘overjoyed’ at news that ‘tatty’ Tyne Bridge will be restored

Airport queue (Image: Adobe Stock)

Newcastle Airport send arrival time message to passengers

British Airways issues new baggage advice to passengers as travel chaos hits air...

Newcastle Airport is preparing to enjoy one of its busiest periods of the year

Time it takes 99% of passengers to pas Newcastle Airport security