Strikes cause flight misery for UK travellers
Air passengers endured travel misery today as UK airlines cancelled flights due to anti-austerity strikes across Europe.
British Airways had to axe eight round-trip flights between London and Madrid and Barcelona, as well as two return services to Lisbon in Portugal.
EasyJet cancelled some UK-Spanish services as well as more than 20 within-Europe flights.
Some other easyJet flights were badly delayed - with a London service to Thessalonaki in Greece delayed for three hours 40 minutes.
Passengers on an easyJet London to Athens flight faced a delay of two hours 30 minutes, while a Manchester-Athens flight was delayed for two hours 10 minutes.
Heathrow and Gatwick were among the UK airports where flights were delayed or cancelled.
Protesters across Europe demand end to austerity
Police and protesters clashed in Spain, Italy and Portugal as millions of workers went on strike to challenge to austerity policies.
An important day, and not just because of the strikes
As well as strikes across Europe, today has also produced figures that may convince people at the top that austerity is self-defeating.