of the centre-right Democratic Party - the PDCI.

"And while you can't always see it, the technology is already hard at work in the air and on the ground helping us predict exactly what food and drink we need for certain routes."He said AI helped to reduce food waste, aid predictive maintenance decisions and help choose the right aircraft to match demand.

"We continue to invest in and deepen our knowledge and use of AI," Mr Lundgren added.An airline's publicity stunt involving snail ice cream has been mistaken for an April Fool's Day joke.EasyJet handed out "escargot" flavoured "jet-lato" to passengers and those attending the launch of its

It was among five flavours representing different destinations the airline is now flying to from the Essex terminal.However, several national newspapers assumed the snail ice cream was a prank and included it in their

EasyJet's CEO, local MPs and senior figures from the airport all attended a press conference on Monday to mark the return of the airline's base, five years after it pulled out during the Covid pandemic.

Other promotional ice cream flavours handed out at the event included spicy tagine, sangria, pastel de nata (Portuguese custard tart) and cacio e pepe (an Italian dish made with lemon zest, parmesan and black pepper)."It was better than any of the painkiller drugs they were giving me," he added.

On his return to the UK, and with a long wait for NHS physiotherapy, friends, colleagues and the "close knit" paragliding community got in touch to give advice, he explained.Good physiotherapists as well as craniosacral therapy and everything from yoga, acupuncture and hydrotherapy were all transformative, he added.

The Charity for Civil Servants also helped fund a series of counselling sessions which helped with post-traumatic episodes, he said."The RAF has also been incredibly supportive in giving me the time off for my rehab as well as supporting my return to work," he added.