More than 1,000 passengers stood face to face with inconvenience when the flights were diverted to other airports due to unexpected weather conditions at London Gatwick Airport last night. The reason for the diversion of the scheduled flights was the main runway that endured repairs.
The Airport had planned to deploy an emergency runway at the airport when the repairs were undertaken. However, weather conditions made this impossible.
According to a spokesperson, “The northern emergency runway is used for the purpose of taking off and landing during the night.”
As the runway is not equipped with an instrument landing system, pilots must ensure that they land the airliner manually by sight and they can only perform the task of landing provided visibility and weather conditions are clear.
Flights that are operated by British Airways, easyJet and Thomson faced the diversion due to poor visibility.
There were a total of 24 flights that were redirected, which were headed to Bristol, Luton and Stansted airports.
It also affected the three short-haul British Airways flights out of Gatwick.
The Airport had planned to deploy an emergency runway at the airport when the repairs were undertaken. However, weather conditions made this impossible.
According to a spokesperson, “The northern emergency runway is used for the purpose of taking off and landing during the night.”
As the runway is not equipped with an instrument landing system, pilots must ensure that they land the airliner manually by sight and they can only perform the task of landing provided visibility and weather conditions are clear.
Flights that are operated by British Airways, easyJet and Thomson faced the diversion due to poor visibility.
There were a total of 24 flights that were redirected, which were headed to Bristol, Luton and Stansted airports.
It also affected the three short-haul British Airways flights out of Gatwick.
