Gatwick Airport
Airport serving London, England
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London Gatwick, also known as Gatwick Airport, is the secondary international airport serving London, England. It is located near Crawley, West Sussex, England
29.5 miles (47.5 km) south of Central London. In 2022, Gatwick was the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after Heathrow Airport, and was the 8th-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic. It covers a total area of 674 hectares.
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Gatwick: What are your rights if your flight is affected? Gatwick Airport's South Terminal has been heavily disrupted after a "suspected prohibited item" was discovered in luggage, leaving passengers in limbo.Sky News - Published | |
Gatwick Airport evacuates 'large part' of South Terminal due to 'security incident'A large part of Gatwick Airport's South Terminal has been evacuated after a "security incident".Sky News - Published | |
Police release two people who were detained at Gatwick Airport during security incidentTwo people detained during a security incident at Gatwick Airport have been allowed to continue their journeys after a suspect package saw a "large part" of the South Terminal evacuated.Sky News - Published | |
Squirrels board train and 'refuse to leave' forcing cancellation Two squirrels who boarded a rush hour train to Gatwick forced operators to cancel the service.Sky News - Published | |
Just Stop Oil activists block departure gates at Gatwick airport Just Stop Oil protesters have used suitcases with lock-on devices to block departure gates at Gatwick airport.Sky News - Published | |
EasyJet flight from Gatwick to Tenerife makes sudden U-turn mid-journey due to 'technical issue'An easyJet flight to Tenerife had to make a sudden U-turn and return to Gatwick due to a "technical issue".Sky News - Published | |
Drug bosses who smuggled cocaine worth £5m in suitcases through Gatwick are jailedTwo drug bosses have been jailed after cocaine worth millions of pounds was smuggled into the UK using corrupt baggage handlers at Gatwick airport.Sky News - Published | |
UK's best and worst airports for delays revealedLondon Gatwick was the worst airport for UK flight delays last year, analysis has found.Sky News - Published | |
Long delays at major airport after flights groundedFlights were grounded and passengers faced hours of delays at Gatwick Airport on Saturday following a system outage.Sky News - Published | |
Gatwick flight cancellations: What we know about impact of staff sicknessLondon Gatwick has put a daily cap on its flights this week, affecting both departures and arrivals.Sky News - Published | |
Gatwick temporarily limits flight numbers due to staff sickness in air traffic controlGatwick Airport has temporarily limited flight numbers for the rest of the week as a result of sickness amongst air traffic control staff.Sky News - Published | |
Dozens of Gatwick flights cancelled or diverted due to staff shortages in air traffic controlMore than 40 flights have been cancelled or diverted because of a lack of staff in air traffic control at Gatwick Airport.Sky News - Published | |
Heathrow and Gatwick airports confirm presence of RAACHeathrow and Gatwick airports have confirmed they have locations containing the collapse-prone concrete RAAC.Sky News - Published | Threat of bank holiday strikes at Gatwick is lifted, union revealsThe prospect of disruption for passengers using Gatwick Airport this weekend has lifted after a union received inflation-busting pay offers from two third party support companies.Sky News - Published |
Holidaymakers warned of 'severe disruption' as new Gatwick strikes announcedUnite has warned holidaymakers they face "severe disruption" at Gatwick Airport this month after ground staff announced a new series of strikes.Sky News - Published | Gatwick summer holiday strike breakthrough as pay offer goes to ballotStrikes by DHL workers at Gatwick Airport have been suspended pending a ballot on a new pay offer.Sky News - Published |
Gatwick Airport staff to strike at start of summer holidaysAlmost 1,000 workers at Gatwick Airport, including baggage handlers and check-in staff, will stage eight days of strikes from later this month.Sky News - Published | Thousands of easyJet passengers hit by cancellations at Gatwick due to storms Thousands of easyJet passengers have been hit by flight cancellations due to thunderstorms around Gatwick Airport.Sky News - Published |
Gatwick Airport runway shutdown 'may have been due to party balloons'A decision to shut Gatwick Airport's runway for nearly an hour may have been due to a nearby release of party balloons, it has been claimed.Sky News - Published | Gatwick Airport forced to shut runway for almost an hour over 'suspected drone'Gatwick Airport was forced to shut its runway for almost an hour due to a "suspected drone incident".Sky News - Published |
Troops training at Heathrow and Gatwick airports ahead of Border Force strikes Troops have been training at Heathrow and Gatwick airports for passport checking roles ahead of Border Force staff going on strike over Christmas.Sky News - Published | Gatwick cancels flights at last minute after declaring 'business as usual' Staff sickness has led around 26 EasyJet flights to and from Gatwick to be cancelled at the last minute, the airport has confirmed.Sky News - Published |
Revealed: The airports, airlines and countries with the most cancellations this yearFlights from Gatwick are more likely to have been cancelled so far this year than at any other major UK airport.Sky News - Published | Man detained at Gatwick Airport as police deal with incidentA man has been detained at Gatwick Airport as police deal with an incident.Sky News - Published |
What are passenger's rights when airlines cancel flights? After significant disruption to flights over the May half-term holiday, Gatwick Airport announced it is limiting the number of daily flights in July and August.Sky News - Published | 'Staff shortages not to blame' after passenger dies at airport An investigation is under way following the death of a passenger at Gatwick Airport.Sky News - Published |
Man arrested at Gatwick Airport 'on suspicion of spying for Putin' A man has been arrested by counter-terror police on suspicion of spying.Sky News - Published | Gatwick Airport apologises to disabled passenger left sitting on plane for over 90 minutes Gatwick Airport has apologised to a disabled passenger who was left waiting on a plane for over an hour and a half after landing.Sky News - Published |
EasyJet cancels more than 200 half-term flights from Gatwick EasyJet says it will cancel more than 200 flights over the next 10 days, putting half-term breaks at risk for thousands of travellers.Sky News - Published | |
