Gatwick suspends flights for two hours over control tower problem

Gatwick airport officials said they were working towards resuming flights ‘as soon as possible’. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PAGatwick airport suspended all inbound and outbound flights for around two hours on Wednesday due to an “air traffic control system issue”.Eight flights into Gatwick, in West Sussex, 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 the