Flight chaos at London Gatwick as over 100 flights cancelled, including Belfast, over air-traffic control staff shortage
CRAWLEY, ENGLAND – JULY 19: Passengers queue at Gatwick Airport amid a global IT outage on July 19, 2024 in Crawley, United Kingdom. Businesses, travel companies and Microsoft users across the globe were among those affected by a tech outage today. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
At least 100 flights to and from London Gatwick have been cancelled by the latest bout of staff shortage in the airport’s control tower – disrupting the travel plans of 15,000 passengers and costing airlines millions of pounds.
According to Nats, the air-traffic control provider that runs the tower, temporary air traffic restrictions are currently in place at the airport “in order to maintain safety”.
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