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London airport plans could add 'another Heathrow' to capital's aviation capacity

If all five London airports get the all-clear for their projects it will eventually create capacity for an extra 83.5 million passengers a year by the mid-2040s

Evening Standard

Gatwick boss ‘hopes and expects’ ministers will back second runway

Stewart Wingate says £2.2bn plan will add to south-east’s air capacity more quickly than Heathrow expansion

The Guardian - UK

Gatwick boss 'optimistic' he will be given green light for second runway

Gatwick said it has enjoyed a strong first half to the year with the number of passengers up 7.7% at 19.9 million

Evening Standard

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Airport introduces a flight cap after 30% of airport staff come down with mystery illnesses

One major airport is forced to cap the number of flights as 30% of the facility's air traffic control staff is sidelined.

The Street

COVID outbreak among ATC staff causes flight chaos at London Gatwick

The airport will process 164 fewer flights than planned after COVID-19 and other illness put 30% of ATC staff out of action.

Fortune

Gatwick limits flights after air traffic control staffing problems

A daily 800 flight limit, affecting both departures and arrivals, has been imposed from Monday and will run until Sunday.

The Independent UK

Gatwick restricts flight numbers for week amid air traffic control problems

Airport will share 164 cancellations between airlines until Sunday as it seeks to avoid diversions

The Guardian - UK

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Airlines call for compensation reform after ‘staggering’ air chaos revelation

Industry expects to lose £100m over the air traffic control failure and wants Nats to contribute

The Guardian - UK

Airline chiefs join forces to plead: ‘Don’t ever let this chaos happen again’

One travel industry consultant said the event was an “international embarrassment” and questioned Britain’s aviation infrastructure

Evening Standard

Gatwick passenger numbers soar as strikes hit flight punctuality

Demand for travel results in 41% rise but air traffic control industrial action across Europe affects timings

The Guardian - UK

Air traffic control strikes could disrupt flights in Europe this summer

Union at Eurocontrol network manager operations centre in Brussels warns of industrial action

The Guardian - UK

Gatwick submits plans for second runway to double passenger numbers

Airport says runway will generate £1bn for region but campaigners argue it will worsen pollution and emissions

The Guardian - UK

Kwasi Kwarteng’s opaque stance on BT ownership is not helping

The company really does not need to take an excursion into high-leverage financial engineering

The Guardian - UK

Gatwick cancels 26 flights due to staffing after saying 'business now as usual'

Gatwick bosses have said that the airport was back to "business as usual" and would not need to extend its capacity restraints beyond the end of the month of August

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Wales Online

Gatwick Airport boss says it's 'business as usual' despite 26 cancelled flights

Dozens of easyJet flights were cancelled this morning

The Guardian - UK

Gatwick cancels 26 flights after hailing return to ‘business as usual’

Airport says it will not extend capacity restraints next month, before cancelling easyJet flights owing to staff absence

Benzinga

London's Gatwick Airport To Fly Lesser Number Of Flights During Summer Season

Gatwick Airport in London is reducing the number of flights during the peak summer period due to staff shortages.

The Independent UK

Some airport staff could work longer hours if they wanted, minister says

The aviation industry is suffering from staff shortages after letting thousands of people go during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Daily Mirror

Gatwick slashes number of flights this summer to avoid repeat of Jubilee mayhem

London's second busiest airport plans to limit its number of daily flights to 825 in July and 850 in August in order to achieve 'a more reliable and better standard of service'

The Independent UK

Gatwick to cut number of flights over the summer to aid staff shortages

The airport is planning to limit its number of daily flights to 825 in July and 850 in August.

The Independent UK

Cancelled trains and flight delays as Gatwick’s South Terminal reopens

‘Passenger demand is really strong. We’re going to bounce back quickly this summer’ – Stewart Wingate, CEO, Gatwick

The Independent UK

Passengers return as Gatwick’s south terminal reopens

The Sussex airport had operated from just one terminal over the pandemic to save on costs.

The Independent UK

‘Use them or lose them’: airline slot rules to tighten this summer

‘The decision will help generate many new routes and connections from Gatwick,’ said Stewart Wingate, airport chief

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