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href="/travel/news-and-advice/hurricane-helene-orlando-disney-flights-cancelled-airports-b2619882.html" aria-label="Read more about HurricaneHelene.png" class="sc-ntudqq-1 eGtqYv"><img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/27/08/HurricaneHelene.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/27/08/HurricaneHelene.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/27/08/HurricaneHelene.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Wind speed probability map for Hurricane Helene: The purple area indicates near-certainty of high winds</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC"></a></div><div class="content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-1 jzyyUO capsules"><a href="/travel/news-and-advice" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 kPYPKv capsule">News & Advice</a></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 bQJwom"><a class="title" href="/travel/news-and-advice/hurricane-helene-orlando-disney-flights-cancelled-airports-b2619882.html">Hurricane Helene: Airports closed and hundreds of flights cancelled</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="sc-ck4k2b-0 sc-1i9ikq5-0 sc-tpl4vh-2 cjAzNt ebQccz jcaGle"><div class="sc-umxyss-1 juYXUs article article-default"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 iIvoSP image-wrap"><span class="sc-u4n1j-0 jqgRgz"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" id="2944a426e11a1e6a" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M8 5v14l11-7z"></path></svg></span><a href="/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-refund-holiday-apology-passport-b2619421.html" aria-label="Read more about DavidMuirHoldingPassport.jpg" class="sc-ntudqq-1 eGtqYv"><img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/26/13/DavidMuirHoldingPassport.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/26/13/DavidMuirHoldingPassport.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, 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Passengers waiting for Thameslink trains at London St Pancras International</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC"></a></div><div class="content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-1 jzyyUO capsules"><a href="/travel/news-and-advice" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 kPYPKv capsule">News & Advice</a></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 bQJwom"><a class="title" href="/travel/news-and-advice/busiest-train-routes-uk-commuter-london-b2615505.html">The busiest trains routes to avoid in England and Wales</a></h2></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sc-cHqXqK dxfrkX sc-16rjmfl-2 cDOoUc" data-type="ArticleX8"><div class="section-body"><div class="sc-1t3uya-0 sc-16rjmfl-0 jMZxqB cEuGSO"><div class="sc-umxyss-1 juYXUs article article-default"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 iIvoSP image-wrap"><a href="/travel/news-and-advice/falklands-flights-brazil-argentina-uk-b2618837.html" aria-label="Read more about David Cameron visit to the Falkland Islands" class="sc-ntudqq-1 eGtqYv"><img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/03/12/13/cc3dd7b6421aa565f0993d0de8fc1485Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzEwMzM1NzUy-2.75394462.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/03/12/13/cc3dd7b6421aa565f0993d0de8fc1485Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzEwMzM1NzUy-2.75394462.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/03/12/13/cc3dd7b6421aa565f0993d0de8fc1485Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzEwMzM1NzUy-2.75394462.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Where is everybody? Before Covid there were fears of overtourism in the Falklands</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC"></a></div><div class="content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-1 jzyyUO capsules"><a href="/travel/news-and-advice" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 kPYPKv capsule">News & Advice</a></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 bQJwom"><a class="title" href="/travel/news-and-advice/falklands-flights-brazil-argentina-uk-b2618837.html">Cheaper Falklands to Brazil flights will resume – but when is unclear</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="sc-1t3uya-0 sc-16rjmfl-0 jMZxqB cEuGSO"><div class="sc-umxyss-1 juYXUs article article-default"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 iIvoSP image-wrap"><span class="sc-u4n1j-0 jqgRgz"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" id="2944a426e11a1e6a" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M8 5v14l11-7z"></path></svg></span><a href="/travel/news-and-advice/airlines-passport-rules-british-airways-easyjet-ryanair-b2617926.html" aria-label="Read more about EUqueuesPassports.JPG" class="sc-ntudqq-1 eGtqYv"><img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/24/09/newFile-1.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/24/09/newFile-1.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/24/09/newFile-1.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Good to go? 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href="/independentpremium/travel-questions/dual-passport-brexit-eu-vancouver-b2617462.html" aria-label="Read more about iStock-1482550174.jpg" class="sc-ntudqq-1 eGtqYv"><img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/30/08/newFile-4.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/30/08/newFile-4.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/30/08/newFile-4.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Wretched biometric rules will add an extra layer of red tape for UK citizens </p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC"></a></div><div class="content premium-badging"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-1 jzyyUO capsules"><a href="/independentpremium/travel-questions" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 kPYPKv capsule">Travel questions</a></div><h2 class="sc-9tb5ao-0 bQJwom"><a class="title" href="/independentpremium/travel-questions/dual-passport-brexit-eu-vancouver-b2617462.html">I’m a dual passport holder – but which one should I use?</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="sc-ck4k2b-0 sc-1i9ikq5-0 sc-16rjmfl-1 cjAzNt ebQccz kVfYvv"><div class="sc-umxyss-1 juYXUs article article-default"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 iIvoSP image-wrap"><a href="/travel/news-and-advice/flooding-uk-weather-disruption-tube-trains-london-southeast-b2617258.html" aria-label="Read more about Fulwell-flooding-Image-2-900x600-c.jpg" class="sc-ntudqq-1 eGtqYv"><img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/23/07/newFile.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/23/07/newFile.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/23/07/newFile.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" loading="lazy" alt="<p>Water line: Flooding on the railway at Fulwell in Oxfordshire (file photo)</p>" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC"></a></div><div class="content"><div class="sc-1p30kpk-1 jzyyUO capsules"><a href="/travel/news-and-advice" class="sc-1p30kpk-0 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href="/travel/news-and-advice/no-frills-flight-budget-airlines-b2616257.html">As budget airlines go for 7-hour flights, what is the no-frills limit?</a></h2></div></div></div><div style="grid-area:story-tall-4" class="sc-1t3uya-0 jMZxqB story-tall-4"><div class="sc-umxyss-1 juYXUs article article-default article-premium"><div class="sc-ntudqq-0 iIvoSP image-wrap"><a href="/independentpremium/travel-questions/irish-passport-brexit-b2616330.html" aria-label="Read more about Brexit" class="sc-ntudqq-1 eGtqYv"><img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/04/26/16/de3604a2280c42cb3668092c23ecf2a8Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzE0MjMwMDE4-2.29035407.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp" srcSet="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/04/26/16/de3604a2280c42cb3668092c23ecf2a8Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzE0MjMwMDE4-2.29035407.jpg?quality=75&width=375&auto=webp 375w, 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