We’ll look into the news that Gatwick Airport has confirmed that it’s limit on its number of flights will continue for two more weeks, which will inevitably see more cancellations and passengers affected. With over 150 flights thought to be cancelled over this period; we’ll look at what this might mean for you.
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00:00 After Gatwick Airport imposed an 800 flight limit last week due to staffing problems caused
00:09 by sickness, the large-scale airport has confirmed that its limit on its number of flights will
00:13 continue for two more weeks. This is set to see around 150 cancellations over the period
00:19 and more passengers affected. National Air Traffic Services, also known as NATS, said
00:24 30% of Gatwick Airport's staff were unavailable for a variety of medical reasons, one of
00:29 those reasons being COVID. At the time, London Gatwick's chief executive, Stuart Wingate,
00:35 described the move as a difficult decision but said it was one needed to create reliable
00:40 flight programmes, amid ongoing work with the National Air Traffic Services to "build
00:46 resilience in the control tower". NATS has confirmed it's working on a plan agreed
00:50 with London Airport to deliver further resilience ahead of summer 2024.
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