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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Lucy Thackray

Gatwick airport suffering ‘meltdown each night’, claims airline source

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Gatwick is is experiencing an operations “meltdown every night” due to a shortage of air traffic control staff, sources claim.

A senior aviation industry source told The Times many airlines are frustrated that the West Sussex airport - the second busiest in the UK - does not have the staffing resources to cope with the current flight schedule.

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