Gatwick cuts summer flights and US air travel chaos

Elsewhere, the i reports the UK will be hotter than Barbados today, with temperatures in some parts topping 30C, while a Which? study has found own-brand sun creams are more effective in protecting holidaymakers from the sun than more expensive mineral eco-brands.

Here are the travel-related headlines for Friday (17 June).

Gatwick reduces summer flight numbers
Holidaymakers flying from Gatwick this summer are to have their plans disrupted as the airport imposes restrictions on the number of flights for the first time in its history. In a move designed to mitigate further travel chaos this summer, the Sussex airport will limit daily flights to 825 in July and 850 in August, compared to the usual 900 at that time of year. (The Daily Telegraph)

Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the US
Airlines cancelled more than 1,500 flights in the US on Thursday, one of the worst days yet for travel as the peak summer holiday season heats up. At LaGuardia in New York, more than one-third of all flights were scrubbed, and more than a quarter of flights were dropped at nearby Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey, according to tracking service FlightAware. (AP News)

UK hotter than Barbados
Parts of Britain will be hotter than Barbados today with temperatures set to reach 34C. Many areas in the south of the UK are likely to exceed 30C today, with London and some isolated spots in East Anglia set to reach 34C, the Met Office has said. In comparison, Barbados will record highs of 30C today. (The i)

Cheap sun lotions put eco brands in the shade 
Own-brand sun lotions are better than expensive mineral-based alternatives, which fail to give adequate protection, an investigation has found. Which? the consumer campaign group, is urging the public not to waste money after several mineral sun creams, often sold as the eco-friendly option, failed efficacy tests. (The Times)

Dom Phillips: The journalist who died trying to warn the world about the war on nature
The Guardian leads with an editorial from Jonathan Watts on the British journalist Dom Phillips, who was killed recently in the Amazon. “Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira have been killed in an undeclared global war against nature and the people who defend it. Their work mattered because our planet, the threats to it, and the activities of those who threaten it, matter. That work must be continued.” (The Guardian)