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Lightning causes passenger delays at Gatwick Airport Lightning causes passenger delays at Gatwick Airport
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A lightning strike has caused disruption and delays to hundreds of passengers at Gatwick Airport.A lightning strike has caused disruption and delays to hundreds of passengers at Gatwick Airport.
A spokeswoman said the strike, which happened overnight, led to a power dip in the area which caused electrical trips to the airport's systems.A spokeswoman said the strike, which happened overnight, led to a power dip in the area which caused electrical trips to the airport's systems.
There were delays at check-in and in baggage handling.There were delays at check-in and in baggage handling.
Gatwick said 14 flights had been delayed from the south terminal and extra staff been brought in.Gatwick said 14 flights had been delayed from the south terminal and extra staff been brought in.
'Busy weekend morning''Busy weekend morning'
At 09:30 BST, the airport said problems at check-in had been cleared but there were still delays with baggage handling. By 12:00 BST, Gatwick Airport said all the problems at check-in and with baggage handling had been cleared.
The spokeswoman said: "We are trying to get people in and out of the airport as quickly as possible. A spokeswoman said: "Due to the high volume of passengers and baggage today, a small number of flights were delayed and there were some longer than normal delivery times for arrival bags.
"Check-in is back to normal but there are still problems with baggage because it is a busy weekend morning in the summer." "Extra airport staff focussed on clearing a back log of bags and by mid-morning, all issues were resolved."
The airport said out of of 75 flights, two were delayed for more than an hour and 12 flights were delayed for more than 20 minutes.The airport said out of of 75 flights, two were delayed for more than an hour and 12 flights were delayed for more than 20 minutes.
The airport said the lightning strike caused a local power cut before 04:00. The spokeswoman said the lightning strike caused a local power cut before 04:00.