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London-Gatwick Airport towards normality

In the last few hours chaos and hijackings cause staff shortages

It was a chaos at London-Gatwick airport in the UK. Dozens of flights have been diverted yesterday due to a shortage of air traffic control personnel. Inconvenience for thousands of passengers, also due to delays. The British Airport Authority, manager of one of the main airports in the United Kingdom, announced that flights returned to normal this morning, Friday 15 September. "Due to a short-notice...

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London, United Kingdom, 09/15/2023 09:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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