GATWICK - first visit by A380
Great excitement on Sunday when an evacuation of the Control Tower at Heathrow caused 15 arrivals, including SIA SQ318, to divert round the M25 to Gatwick. Thanks to some sterling work by BAA's Airfield Ops and Groundstar, the aircraft ( 9VSKC) was parked, refuelled and sent back to Heathrow three hours later.
All the diversions contributed to the setting of a new record for daily movements - 894.