Gatwick Airport suspends all flights due to traffic control problem
Gatwick Airport said it had suspended all flights due to an air traffic control system problem. Update, 10 July, 7.30pm, : Following an earlier air traffic control systems issue, flights to and from Gatwick have now resumed. If you are travelling this evening please check the status of your flight with your airline before travelling to […]
7 years ago
Passengers quarantined by masked staff after ‘coughing sickness’ outbreak on flight to Gatwick
A number of passengers suddenly became unwell with “flu-like” symptoms. Staff wearing masks took passengers onboard a Virgin flight from Barbados to London Gatwick into quarantine after a mid-flight outbreak of a mystery ‘coughing sickness’. A passenger on the plane, Trevor Wilson, claimed that several people onboard had experienced “flu-like symptoms” while on the flight […]
7 years ago
Gatwick drone sightings might have actually just been police drones
You couldn’t make this up. Days before Christmas, London’s Gatwick Airport was brought to a standstill after reports of a drone interfering with the airspace around the runway. Since then, speculation has mounted that all was not as it seemed. Two people arrested on suspicion of being behind the drone incident were released without charge. […]
7 years ago
Police ‘cannot discount the possibility’ that there might have been no Gatwick drone at all
A spokesperson for the force has confirmed that there may not have actually been any drone. Police have confirmed that they are not ruling out the possibility there was no drone at Gatwick airport, despite sightings leading to widespread disruption at the UK’s second biggest airport. The statement by the police comes after a 47-year-old […]
7 years ago
Flights at Gatwick have been suspended again “due to a suspected drone sighting”
Thousands of passengers will be effected. Gatwick Airport has suspended flights in and out of the airport after more reports of a drone sighting. It comes after more than 100,000 Christmas travellers were affected when hundreds of flights were grounded from Wednesday night to early on Friday. A Gatwick Airport spokeswoman said: “We have currently suspended airfield […]
7 years ago
Ryanair has redirected all flights to and from Gatwick on Friday
The airline has taken matters into its own hands. Major airline Ryanair has taken action following major disruptions at London’s Gatwick Airport. The airport was shutdown for almost two full days after a drone entered its airspace, disabling planes for taking off or landing. While airport has resumed partial functionality, it has advised flyers that […]
7 years ago