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Boarding change will improve travel to France from London via Eurostar
It is first step in increasing capacity for international travellers at St Pancras station
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Air traffic controller shortage threatens summer of delays at Nice airport
It could take up to two years before new recruits can plug gaps as easyJet reduces flights to southern city
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Ryanair to increase free cabin bag size limit - flights to and from France impacted
The new allowance is larger than the minimum dimensions recently proposed by the EU
Long waits at UK border controls
ANGER over delays of up to three hours for passport control at Heathrow, the UK’s No1 airport and the gateway for this summer’s Olympic Games, have forced home secretary Theresa May to consider switching to a “risk-based” system of checks, rather than the current blanket checks.
Passengers complained of long waits – while many desks at passport control were empty.
The government cut 900 jobs at the agency, which has 4,500 staff, as part of spending cuts.
Borders Force staff took part in a strike as part of a nationwide civil service walkout over moves to raise the retirement age from 65.