Water supply failure leaves Gatwick airport without working toilets
Gatwick Airport experienced a major water supply failure that left terminals without working toilets, bars, or restaurants for several hours. Service was restored by Sunday evening, and operations are expected to return to normal for Monday's flights.
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Infrastructure failures at major international transit hubs cause significant disruption to thousands of travelers and highlight vulnerabilities in utility management.
Passengers at the airport had no access to working toilets or bars and restaurants because of a water supply failure. Photograph: Tom Jeffreys/PA Passengers at the airport had no access to working toilets or bars and restaurants because of a water supply failure. Photograph: Tom Jeffreys/PA Gatwick airport Water supply restored to Gatwick airport after hours without working toilets Airport’s bars and restaurants were also unable to serve drinks to passengers because of lack of running water
Prefer the Guardian on Google Water supply has been restored to most of Gatwick airport after passengers spent hours without access to working toilets, and bars and restaurants were closed.
Most toilets had reopened across both terminals on Sunday evening, with the remaining facilities, including bars and restaurants, expected to return to normal for the first of Monday’s flights.
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