ALL easyJet flights cancelled from London Gatwick, Luton and Stansted - THURSDAY 10 AUGUST - update 13.30

As a result of the severe congestion caused by increased security checks at all UK airports today, easyJet regrets to announce that all flights from London Gatwick, Luton and Stansted are cancelled for the rest of the today, Thursday 10 August.

easyJet advice for passengers:

If you are booked to travel from any of these London airports, please do NOT go to the airport - you may transfer your flight free of charge or request a refund.

If your flight is operating please be prepared for disruption, allow plenty of time for getting to the airport and present yourself at check in two hours prior to the scheduled time of departure.

Passengers must also reconsider what baggage they are carrying today - with immediate effect NO hand-baggage will be allowed on aircraft. Only certain essential items will be allowed into the cabin - provided they
are contained in transparent plastic bags, which will be issued at airports. All other items are required to be packed into hold baggage and checked-in on arrival at the airport.

Although the extraordinary circumstances leading to the flight cancellations below are entirely outside of the airline's control, easyJet would like to apologise for inconvenience caused.

Further cancelled flights 10 August 2006

Passengers and cabin baggage

The following arrangements apply to all passengers starting their journey at a UK airport and to those transferring between flights at a UK airport.

With immediate effect all cabin baggage must be processed as hold baggage and carried in the hold of passenger aircraft departing UK airports.

All passengers will be hand searched, and their footwear and all the items they are carrying will be x-ray screened.

Passengers may take through the airport security search point, in a single (ideally transparent) plastic carrier bag, only the following items.

Nothing may be carried in pockets:

• pocket size wallets and pocket size purses plus contents (for example money, credit cards, identity cards etc (not handbags));
• travel documents essential for the journey (for example passports and travel tickets);
• prescription medicines and medical items sufficient and essential for the flight (eg, diabetic kit), except in liquid form unless verified as authentic.
• spectacles and sunglasses, without cases.
• contact lens holders, without bottles of solution.
• for those travelling with an infant: baby food, milk (the contents of each bottle must be tasted by the accompanying passenger) and sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight
  (nappies, wipes, creams and nappy disposal bags).
• female sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight, if unboxed (eg tampons, pads, towels and wipes).
• tissues (unboxed) and/or handkerchiefs
• keys (but no electrical key fobs)