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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. | |
| The spokeswoman said: "We are trying to get people in and out of the airport as quickly as possible. | The spokeswoman said: "We are trying to get people in and out of the airport as quickly as possible. |
| "Check-in is back to normal but there are still problems with baggage because it is a busy weekend morning in the summer." | "Check-in is back to normal but there are still problems with baggage because it is a busy weekend morning in the summer." |
| 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 outage before 04:00. | The airport said the lightning strike caused a local power outage before 04:00. |