What the papers say – August 29
The papers on Tuesday are consumed by airports descending into chaos as a major air traffic control fault leaves thousands stranded after the bank holiday weekend.
The Independent and The Times have focused on the travellers whose plans have been turned upside down.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Air traffic control meltdown #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/f1D01Oa5Wn
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 28, 2023
THE TIMES: Thousands stranded in air traffic control chaos #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/k88UdqFUs8
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 28, 2023
The Daily Express, The Daily Telegraph, the i, and the Daily Mail are all looking ahead, running stories that promise the chaos will have a knock-on effect for days.
EXPRESS: Days of Chaos #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7gXjuhBuic
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 28, 2023
DAILY TELEGRAPH: Chaos all week as air traffic control fails #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DuNhxploz8
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 28, 2023
i: Travel chaos to last for days #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/8E3KxSQUPT
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 28, 2023
MAIL: Flights fiasco to go on for days #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0F1sNwoLuv
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 28, 2023
The Guardian has focused on a crisis closer to home, running an exclusive on Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s plan to axe water pollution rules that thwart construction.
GUARDIAN: Rivers at risk as Gove rips up rules on new housing #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0LvEh3g9Ns
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 28, 2023
The Daily Mirror is running with a different kind of travel chaos, with railway bosses admitting the closure of manned ticket offices would see Britain’s most vulnerable – the elderly and the disabled – at risk as the UK moves to a card-only ticketing system.
Tuesday's front page – 'TRAIN FIRMS ADMIT'https://t.co/djhpvNYbkm pic.twitter.com/RYQomXfM6l
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 28, 2023
The Daily Star has focused on the Spanish town of Motril, where Luis Rubiales’ mother has locked herself inside a church and is undertaking a hunger strike over the “witch-hunt” plaguing her football chief son.
STAR: Some Mamas do ‘ave ‘em #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/dLGk1FJegH
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 28, 2023
And the Financial Times focuses on the woes of embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande, which saw shares drop nearly 80% in value on their first day of trading in Hong Kong for a year and a half.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Tuesday 29 August https://t.co/3lP75XS4I4 pic.twitter.com/8lHrj2yrij
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 28, 2023