Simon Calder
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 68 |
| Date of birth | December 25,1955 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Crawley |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Charlotte Hindle |
| Siblings | Jo Calder |
| Sarah Calder | |
| Kate Calder | |
| Penny Calder | |
| Job | Book editor |
| Travel writer | |
| Movies/Shows | The Travel Show |
| Knowitalls | |
| Parents | Nigel Calder |
| Liz Calder | |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
| Children | 2 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 467542 |
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Simon Calder Life story
Simon Calder is a freelance UK travel journalist and broadcaster. He works for various news and travel publications as well as being travel correspondent for The Independent.
Gatwick back to normal after air traffic control staff shortages
... Travel expert Simon Calder on X, which is formerly known as Twitter, that flights had returned to normal on Friday morning " with a few knock-on delays following the latest issue with air-traffic control"...
Have airlines gone too far with their extra fees?
... Travel expert Simon Calder says he does not have a problem with most airline add-ons as the consumer always has the choice not to pay them...
Europe weather: How heatwaves could forever change summer holidays abroad
... So far this summer, demand for foreign holidays seems unchanged by the sweltering temperatures, says travel expert Simon Calder...
Greece fires: What are holidaymakers' rights?
... I just want to get home, what are my rights? Anyone who shortens their holiday because it is not a very pleasant experience or are concerned about being trapped is unlikely to be able to claim refunds, according to travel expert Simon Calder...
British Airways cancels dozens of Heathrow flights after IT glitch
... The Independent s travel correspondent Simon Calder calculated that at least 156 flights, mainly domestic and European, have been cancelled...
Dover delays ease after traffic 'buffer zone' cleared
... Border processing times have increased sharply after the UK left the European Union, travel expert Simon Calder told BBC News on Saturday...
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... At peak times - including the month of April when the strike will take place - the Passport Office can receive 250,000 applications per week, travel expert Simon Calder has previously said...
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... Travel expert and commentator Simon Calder said he was concerned about whether staff will be able to cope with the rush of early morning passengers at Heathrow airport on Friday, as the Christmas getaway begins...
Gatwick back to normal after air traffic control staff shortages
By Rosie BluntBBC News
Gatwick Airport said it was " operating as normal" after a shortage of Air Traffic controllers caused disruption to flights overnight.
The Air Traffic Control Tower was now " fully staffed" The Airport said.
Passengers were still reporting minor delays and some struggled to get home after their flights were diverted.
, while the website FlightRadar24 said hundreds of flights at The Airport were delayed.
The National Air Traffic Services (Nats) apologised for its staffing shortages.
The disruption comes just over Two Weeks after a technical issue at Nats.
EasyJet expressed frustration at Thursday's delays and cancellations, while Ryanair boss Michael O 'Leary called on Nats' boss to resign.
One passenger who was scheduled to fly into Gatwick from Dalaman, Turkey, on Thursday evening, ended up landing in Cardiff at 04:00 BST After Her flight was rescheduled.
She told The Bbc she then had wait for Three Hours for onward transportation.
James Devonport, from Brighton, flew home from Dublin on Thursday evening and said The Journey was " pretty chaotic" claiming that " staff didn't really seem to know the flights were delayed until we got a notification through on our phones".
" It was all quite a live situation and people were getting quite angry, " he told BBC Radio Sussex.
The plane took off after about 90 Minutes , He Said .
" We felt Super Lucky we were on one of those flights that did manage to Get In , " Mr Devonport said.
Travel expert Simon Calder on X, which is formerly known as Twitter, that flights had returned to normal on Friday morning " with a few knock-on delays following the latest issue with air-traffic control".
Jack Slater , who was travelling to Milan from Gatwick on Friday, said all flights were " a bit delayed but nothing by More Than an hour it seems".
He Said everyone at The Airport was " fairly chilled".
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
