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| Delays after Gatwick power fault | Delays after Gatwick power fault |
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| Thousands of passengers have been delayed at Gatwick Airport because an electrical failure meant they could not check luggage in. | Thousands of passengers have been delayed at Gatwick Airport because an electrical failure meant they could not check luggage in. |
| Police stopped travellers going into the South Terminal on Sunday morning after one of the main baggage belts broke down because of the dip in power. | Police stopped travellers going into the South Terminal on Sunday morning after one of the main baggage belts broke down because of the dip in power. |
| BAA said the problem had been fixed and staff were now clearing the backlog. | BAA said the problem had been fixed and staff were now clearing the backlog. |
| Some flights are experiencing delays of up to 50 minutes and people are being urged to check before travelling. | Some flights are experiencing delays of up to 50 minutes and people are being urged to check before travelling. |
| Up to 32,000 passengers were expected to arrive and depart from Gatwick Airport's North and South Terminals on Sunday. | Up to 32,000 passengers were expected to arrive and depart from Gatwick Airport's North and South Terminals on Sunday. |
| Operating as normal | |
| A BAA spokeswoman said Easyjet had cancelled seven flights due to the earlier problem and was offering passengers overnight accommodation and re-booking them onto other flights. | |
| She added that the airport was otherwise operating as normal. | |
| "There will be delays for people as we try to check the people in who have been waiting," the spokeswoman said. | |
| One traveller said: "They're trying to get people from earlier flights to the front of the queue but people are just trying to get to the front." | One traveller said: "They're trying to get people from earlier flights to the front of the queue but people are just trying to get to the front." |
| The South Terminal acts as a base for airlines including Easyjet, Continental and Virgin. | The South Terminal acts as a base for airlines including Easyjet, Continental and Virgin. |