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on the war in ukraine, this thursday morning at 11:30am. we ll have guests ready to answer a range of aspects of the war from how it is being fought, how it is being reported and how it may end to the human consequences. you can get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbc your questions and you can email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. it is 9:15am. easyjet has cancelled 100 flights today including 62 from the uk because of staff being off sick with covid. the airline which is one of the biggest in europe has apologised to passengers for the inconvenience. british airways has cancelled 60 flights to and from heathrow airport today. airports have also been struggling over the weekend, with long queues formed at check in and security at terminals in manchester and heathrow. the eurotunnel is also reporting delays of approximately three hours that s due to a train that s come to a halt in the channel tunnel.
the airline which is one of the biggest in europe has apologised to passengers for the inconvenience. british airways has cancelled 60 flights to and from of heathrow airport today. airports have also been struggling over the weekend, with long queues formed at check in and security at terminals in manchester and heathrow. the eurotunnel is also reporting delays of approximately three hours that s due to a train that s come to a halt in the channel tunnel. joining me now from heathrow is travel journalist simon calder. tell us more then. is itjust easyjet and ba experiencing these problems? yes. in terms of the airlines and i m sorry to tell you that the number of cancellations is increasing. i calculate that british airways has cancelled more than 100 european flights today. that is between london heathrow, where i am,
was drunk and escorted to his room and they found the weapons. molly: costa rican officials looking and what because a plane crash on new year s eve. it happened in the northwest part of the country, ten american citizens, two crewmembers were on board. all of them were killed, and this was not the first deadly crash for that airline. laura ingle joins us in new york. looking into the safety record of nature air, airline which operates these private flights around costa rica, this is the second fatal incident, ten americans into local pilots died yesterday. it exploded after crashing into a wooded area near popular tourist beach just after takeoff. all on board, did not make it. an american and another passenger, after taking off as well. there were reports of strong