Water supply restored to Gatwick airport after hours without working toilets
A statement from Gatwick said the outage was ‘under investigation’ and bottled water was being provided to passengers and staff. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPAView image in fullscreenA statement from Gatwick said the outage was ‘under investigation’ and bottled water was being provided to passengers and staff. How helpful …”View image in fullscreenAn empty restaurant at Gatwick on Sunday.
- ▪A statement from Gatwick said the outage was ‘under investigation’ and bottled water was being provided to passengers and staff.
- ▪Photograph: Andy Rain/EPAView image in fullscreenA statement from Gatwick said the outage was ‘under investigation’ and bottled water was being provided to passengers and staff.
- ▪How helpful …”View image in fullscreenAn empty restaurant at Gatwick on Sunday.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 7 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Water outage at UK’s Gatwick Airport leaves toilets out of order, restaurants closed — New York Post
- ▪ Water supply issue affects Gatwick Airport — BBC News — Business
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| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:01:06 GMT |
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A statement from Gatwick said the outage was ‘under investigation’ and bottled water was being provided to passengers and staff. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPAView image in fullscreenA statement from Gatwick said the outage was ‘under investigation’ and bottled water was being provided to passengers and staff. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPAGatwick airportWater supply failure leaves Gatwick without working toiletsAirport’s bars and restaurants also unable to serve drinks to passengers because of lack of running waterJamie GriersonSun 26 Jul 2026 10.35 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA water supply failure at Gatwick has left passengers without access to working toilets or bars and restaurants.Passengers posted online that they were unable to get hot drinks, wash their hands or fill up water…
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