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EPISODE · Mar 26, 2025 · 6 MIN

March 26th - Diversionary tactics: should the UK do more when planes can't land where they are supposed to?

from Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

“Passengers don’t deserve to end up on random Atlantic islands,” says Matt Purton – group aviation services director at Air Charter Service – after last Friday's closure of Heathrow. He says we must have a national conversation about how to cope better next time.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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