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Weeks of hot weather across the UK has left travel company Thomas Cook with a hole in its profit forecast as holiday makers chose to stay put rather than travel abroad.

Cabin crew from the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Spain and Portugal have now committed to support a strike, with Unions already predicting that company workers from other countries will also join them.

Consumer champions Which? claim that many airlines are adding up to 30 minutes to estimated journey times in an effort to give the impression that the number of delays are being reduced.

Cheques for flight delay compensation sent out by budget airline Ryanair were unsigned.

Passenger awarded compensation by the budget airline only after discovering that another traveller on the same flight received 750 Euros.

A Press Association study using data from the civil aviation authority has uncovered the airline with the worst record for flight delays .