Here are the latest delays and cancellations at London Gatwick Airport immediately (Wednesday, October 4) and there may be industrial motion affecting rail companies and Gatwick have prolonged their cap on flights.
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Why have Gatwick prolonged their cap on flights?
London Gatwick Airport have confirmed its day by day restrict on flights has been prolonged for an additional two weeks. Gatwick imposed an preliminary cap of 800 flights a day beginning with quick impact from September 25 till October 1. The preliminary determination was made alongside NATS, who run the London Gatwick air site visitors management tower. The day by day cap was designed to stop last-minute cancellations and delays for passengers whereas NATS work by means of challenges pushed by illness and staffing constraints. But additional ‘staffing challenges’ have induced Gatwick to increase the momentary restrict. Read the complete story right here.
There is Industrial motion till 6 Oct. October 4 there isn’t any Thameslink, Gatwick Express or Great Northern service. Limited Southern service runs calling at Gatwick Airport and Victoria solely.
Today and tomorrow (2 & 3 Oct), October 5-6 – Amended timetable with fewer trains, companies busier than ordinary.
Crawley businesses get multi-million-pound contracts from Gatwick
Two Crawley-based corporations have been awarded contracts price a mixed £5 million from London Gatwick. London Gatwick Airport appointed BP Installations Ltd, based mostly on Crawley’s Manor Royal buying and selling property, because the principal contractor. This position consists of full website security administration, new electrical set up, new flooring and new data and show signage installations. CCI Gatwick Ltd, additionally at Manor Royal, will oversee the inside fitout and ornamental finishes. Read full story right here
Which flights are delayed or cancelled to and from London Gatwick airport immediately?
6.20am British Airways BA2036/American Airlines AA6205/Iberia IB4678 from Orlando
6.55am Norse Z0741 from Washington
7.35am easyJet EZS8476 from Basel
DEPARTURES – DELAYED OR ENQUIRE AIRLINE:
7.15am British Airways BA2616/vueling VY9939 to Cagliari DELAYED till 9am
8am British Airways BA8115/vueling VY8943 to Paris DELAYED till 8.22am
8.10am easyJet EZS8477 to Basel ENQUIRE AIRLINE
9.10am easyJet EJU8095 to Palma Mallorca DELAYED till 9.41am
10.35am Norse Z0711 to Los Angeles – ENQUIRE AIRLINE
2.50pm British Airways BA2852 to Faro ENQUIRE AIRLINE
2.55pm easyJet EZY8684 to Amsterdam ENQUIRE AIRLINE
3pm Norse Z0750 to Boston – ENQUIRE AIRLINE
7.05pm easyJet EZY833 to Belfast Int ENQUIRE AIRLINE
Who is London Gatwick’s new chair?
The airport has introduced that Baroness Margaret Ford of Cunningham (OBE) has been appointed to the position. Read full story right here
Gatwick Airport confirms it has RAAC
What occurs if my bundle vacation flight from Gatwick is cancelled?
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled throughout the UK after the nation’s air site visitors management system failed on Bank Holiday Monday, August 28. According to compensation specialists at Claims.co.uk, UK Google searches for ‘what happens if my package holiday flight is cancelled’ soared by 809 per cent through the incident. Visit www.claims.co.uk/no-win-no-fee. Read full story right here.
Members of the general public invited to submit views on plans to deliver Northern Runway into routine use
Members of the general public, together with native residents and different stakeholders, have till 23:59 on October 29, 2023 to register with the Planning Inspectorate and supply a abstract of their views on Gatwick’s utility to routinely use its present Northern Runway, alongside its Main Runway.
Those who register shall be submitting a ‘Relevant Representation’ to turn out to be an ‘Interested Party’. They shall be stored knowledgeable of progress of the examination and can have the chance to offer additional representations through the examination section.
You can learn the complete story right here.
Gatwick Airport kicks-off multi-million pound North Terminal redevelopment
Passengers travelling by means of London Gatwick’s North Terminal will quickly be capable of take pleasure in a bunch of recent options, as its greatest ever transformation will get underway. You can learn the complete story right here.
How do you declare compensation in case your flight is delayed or cancelled?
Numerous flights to and from Gatwick Airport have been disrupted this week. But what occurs in case your flight is cancelled? And how are you going to declare compensation in case your flight is affected? Read full story right here.
Gatwick’s annual monetary outcomes
Gatwick Airport lately printed its monetary outcomes for 2022, and recognising the pressing must make internet zero a actuality has accelerated its dedication to be internet zero for its personal Scope 1 and a couple of carbon emissions by 2030, ten years forward of its earlier dedication. You can learn a full abstract of the outcomes right here.
Are guidelines about taking liquids on planes about to vary?
The guidelines round taking liquids and enormous electrical objects by means of airport safety are set to vary by 2024 with the set up of recent know-how at main airports throughout the UK.
Over the following two years, most main airports will introduce cutting-edge methods into their safety checkpoints, ushering in a brand new period of improved safety and passenger expertise when going by means of departures. You can learn extra right here.
Gatwick tweeted this week: “We are currently trialling this new tech and will meet the deadline of June 2024 to install it across all security lanes. Meanwhile, please continue to follow all existing laptop and liquid rules, unless instructed otherwise by our Security teams.”
