BAA spokesperson 'We are normally in close contact with the Met Office.
But that cut no ice with the Met Office.
A spokesman for the Met Office said Gatwick did not subscribe to its Open Runway service, which would have flagged up the adverse conditions.
'I don't know where they get their weather reports from but they don't subscribe to our service.
"Normally" would perhaps suggest they used to get weather reports from the Met Office, but have now stopped ? A tad short sighted if it's a cost cutting exercise....