Aer Lingus and Ryanair both fly to Gatwick, the UK’s second biggest airport
Airlines are putting pressure on Gatwick airport to improve its performance after staff shortages in the control tower led to disruption over the summer. Photograph: PAAirlines are piling pressure on Gatwick airport to improve its performance after staff shortages in the control tower led to serious disruption over the summer.
British Airways Irish chief executive Sean Doyle said it had been a “very challenging” time for Gatwick. Between September 25th and October 15th, Gatwick placed an unusual cap on flights operating from the airport because of sickness and other “staffing constraints” in its control tower. NATS took over the contract to run the control tower in October 2022, and pledged to improve its “resilience” after inheriting an operation where the number of controllers had fallen a third since 2016.
“We are training new controllers as quickly as possible and expect them to be able to join the operation in the spring. This is the plan that was agreed with Gatwick when we took over the operational service,” it added.
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