Gatwick airport halts all flights due to control tower problem

Flights were suspended at 5pm because of ‘air traffic control system issue’. Gatwich airport suspended all inbound and outbound flights for around two hours on Wednesday due to an “air traffic control system issue” in its control tower. Eight flights into Gatwick were cancelled and 26 diverted before operations resumed at 7.10pm and passengers were warned there would be further delays into the evening, with the airport advising them to check with their airlines. Traveller