Gatwick flights cancelled at short notice due to staff sickness

Around 26 EasyJet flights in and out of Gatwick have been cancelled at short notice, with the airport blaming staff sickness. A spokesperson said the London airport was facing staff shortages in its air traffic control tower. It came as Gatwick reported its half-year results, which said it was "now very much operating business as usual". Thousands of people have been hit by flight cancellations and airport delays this summer. The industry has struggled with staff shortages as demand for air travel has rebounded after the pandemic. Around a third of people have experienced disruption while travelling abroad over the past eight weeks, according to the Office for National Statistics. Out of those, four in five said their flights had been delayed or that they had faced longer waiting times on planes, while one in four reported flight cancellations. Gatwick confirmed that 13 arrivals and 13 departures had been cancelled, out of a total of 180 EasyJet flights scheduled for Tuesday.<br/>