EasyJet to run five repatriation flights to Gatwick for stranded passengers

UK airline, easyJet, have announced that they are taking action to recover stranded passengers from five key holiday destinations where people have not been able to return home following the air traffic control meltdown on Monday.

They have confirmed that their flights are now running normally and those booked for travel today should not experience any unusual delays or cancellations.

They also said that customers still in resorts, whose flights were cancelled, are being provided with assistance.

Here are the five flights being run by the airline:
· From Palma (Majorca) today, 30th August

· From Faro (Portugal) today, 30th August

· From Tenerife tomorrow, 31st August

· From Enfidha (Tunisia) tomorrow, 31st August

· From Rhodes on Friday, 1st September.

A statement from easyJet said: "We are also operating larger aircraft on key routes including Faro, Ibiza, Dalaman, and Tenerife to provide some additional 700 seats this week for people to get home."

"Although this situation was outside of our control, we are sorry for the difficulty this has caused for our customers and remain focused on doing all possible to assist and repatriate them."

EasyJet customers who will be on these repatriation flights will be notified directly.