Article 1VF6T I missed my easyJet flight as Apple’s Calendar app gave me the wrong time

I missed my easyJet flight as Apple’s Calendar app gave me the wrong time

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Anna Tims
from Technology | The Guardian on (#1VF6T)

A hyperlink from the airline's website was an hour out, so when I got to the airport, the flight was closed

I booked a return flight with easyJet from Gatwick to Ibiza in May. The confirmation email contained a hyperlink to add the details of the flight to the calendar function on my iPhone. It said the flight was due to leave at 6.35am; we turned up at the airport at 5am, only to find that the flight details had been incorrectly imported. The flight was in fact departing at 5.35am and the gate was closed.

EasyJet had not heard of a problem like this before and was unable to help. We managed to find a flight with another carrier later in the day, but at considerable cost.

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