Gatwick Airport

Secondary international airport serving London, England, United Kingdom

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London Gatwick, also known as Gatwick Airport, is the secondary international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. 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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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 on September 18, 2024
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 on July 29, 2024
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 on July 4, 2024

Drug bosses who smuggled cocaine worth £5m in suitcases through Gatwick are jailed Two 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 on June 10, 2024
UK's best and worst airports for delays revealed London Gatwick was the worst airport for UK flight delays last year, analysis has found. Sky News - Published on April 12, 2024
Long delays at major airport after flights grounded Flights were grounded and passengers faced hours of delays at Gatwick Airport on Saturday following a system outage. Sky News - Published on December 9, 2023

Gatwick flight cancellations: What we know about impact of staff sickness London Gatwick has put a daily cap on its flights this week, affecting both departures and arrivals. Sky News - Published on September 26, 2023
Gatwick temporarily limits flight numbers due to staff sickness in air traffic control Gatwick 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 on September 25, 2023
Dozens of Gatwick flights cancelled or diverted due to staff shortages in air traffic control More than 40 flights have been cancelled or diverted because of a lack of staff in air traffic control at Gatwick Airport. Sky News - Published on September 14, 2023
Heathrow and Gatwick airports confirm presence of RAAC Heathrow and Gatwick airports have confirmed they have locations containing the collapse-prone concrete RAAC. Sky News - Published on September 8, 2023

Threat of bank holiday strikes at Gatwick is lifted, union reveals The 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 on August 24, 2023
Holidaymakers warned of 'severe disruption' as new Gatwick strikes announced Unite has warned holidaymakers they face "severe disruption" at Gatwick Airport this month after ground staff announced a new series of strikes. Sky News - Published on August 9, 2023
Gatwick summer holiday strike breakthrough as pay offer goes to ballot Strikes by DHL workers at Gatwick Airport have been suspended pending a ballot on a new pay offer. Sky News - Published on July 18, 2023	Gatwick Airport staff to strike at start of summer holidays Almost 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 on July 14, 2023
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 on June 12, 2023	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 on May 17, 2023
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 on May 14, 2023	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 on December 9, 2022
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 on August 23, 2022	Revealed: The airports, airlines and countries with the most cancellations this year Flights from Gatwick are more likely to have been cancelled so far this year than at any other major UK airport. Sky News - Published on July 11, 2022
Man detained at Gatwick Airport as police deal with incident A man has been detained at Gatwick Airport as police deal with an incident. Sky News - Published on June 24, 2022	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 on June 17, 2022
'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 on June 17, 2022	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 on June 15, 2022
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 on June 6, 2022	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 on May 28, 2022