Originally Posted by
Dct_Mopas
Confirmed as a shortage of ATC staff by Gatwick airport twitter. Apparently short notice staff absence.
To have no spare/ standby/ slack for one controller going sick is really poor. Massively understaffed at LGW - you’d like to think the CAA would get involved.
not the first time it’s happened at Gatwick in the last 12 months or so.. getting a bit tiresome now