Gatwick Airport has been using Twitter to keep passengers informed with realtime updates during disruptive weather and flight delays, as well as updates on everyday airport activity. This week, the airport’s Twitter account, @gatwick_airport, became the first UK airport to be recognized by Twitter as a verified account, receiving, as a spokesperson put it, “Twitter’s ‘blue tick’ of authority.” Read →
Eurostar has been forced to adapt its social media presence from marketing to crisis communications as the frustration of customers hit by the December 2009 massive delays played out visibly on Twitter and Facebook. More than 2,000 people were trapped in the Channel Tunnel on a Friday night after five trains broke down due to [...] Read →





