Heathrow closure throws travel plans into chaos – as weddings, rugby tours and Arctic Circle trips affected
Forty-five children were supposed to graduate to their first junior rugby games this weekend after fundraising for a trip to Dublin for a year – now, they don't know if they will even make the matches.
Image: Adventurer Jordan Wylie during his training in Sweden. Pic: Kate Knight, Army Cadets Media Image: Adventurer Jordan Wylie will sleep in his tent in northern Sweden tonight after his flight home was cancelled. Pic: Kate Knight, Army Cadets Media Image: A passenger checks her phone as she waits to fly to Toronto via Heathrow International Airport. Pic: Reuters Image: Lloyd Mcbratney and his girlfriend on their trip to the Philippines, which has ended in confusion. Pic: Lloyd Mcbratney Image: A flight map shows the Kuwait to Heathrow flight turning around. Pic: Lloyd Mcbratney Image: A passenger waits for information about his flight to Heathrow. Pic: Reuters Image: Nigel and Pam Turner Image: A sign at Shanghai airport informing passengers of the delay. Pic: Sohan Shah
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