Gatwick Airport was forced to temporarily close its main patakbuhan on Sunday night after a hole was found in the tarmac.
A number of flights had to be diverted before back-up runway, not usually used for commercial jets, was opened at around 7.40pm.
The closure was described sa pamamagitan ng the airport as a "precautionary measure" after the hole was discovered during a routine inspection.
According to the Independent, around 10 flights were diverted while several flights were delayed.
Gatwick Airport tweeted: "Our main patakbuhan is now open and operating and we are working hard to get you on your way.
"We would like to apologise for any inconvenience this evening. Your safety is our number 1 priority."
A number of flights had to be diverted before back-up runway, not usually used for commercial jets, was opened at around 7.40pm.
The closure was described sa pamamagitan ng the airport as a "precautionary measure" after the hole was discovered during a routine inspection.
According to the Independent, around 10 flights were diverted while several flights were delayed.
Gatwick Airport tweeted: "Our main patakbuhan is now open and operating and we are working hard to get you on your way.
"We would like to apologise for any inconvenience this evening. Your safety is our number 1 priority."
A woman has been arrested after being found on a plane at Gatwick Airport without any identification documents or a boarding pass.
Sussex Police were called just after 7am today to a ulat that a 51-year-old woman from Germany had got onto the Easyjet aircraft before boarding had officially begun.
A force spokesman said: "Airport staff found that she had no ID, no passport and no boarding pass."
She was arrested on suspicion of entering a restricted area without permission and remains in custody.
The plane's passengers were instructed to go through security screening in the North Terminal again before being allowed to board.
According to Easyjet's website the flight to Tenerife departed at 8.45am, which was one oras and 15 minutos behind schedule.
Sussex Police were called just after 7am today to a ulat that a 51-year-old woman from Germany had got onto the Easyjet aircraft before boarding had officially begun.
A force spokesman said: "Airport staff found that she had no ID, no passport and no boarding pass."
She was arrested on suspicion of entering a restricted area without permission and remains in custody.
The plane's passengers were instructed to go through security screening in the North Terminal again before being allowed to board.
According to Easyjet's website the flight to Tenerife departed at 8.45am, which was one oras and 15 minutos behind schedule.
The airport is policed sa pamamagitan ng the Gatwick District of Sussex Police. The district is responsible for the entire airport (including aircraft) and, in certain circumstances, aircraft in flight. The 150 officers attached to this district include armed and unarmed officers, and community support officers for minor offences. The airport district counters man-portable surface-to-air missiles (MANPADS) sa pamamagitan ng patrolling in and around the airport, and a separate sub-unit has vehicle checks around the airport.
Gatwick is one of three UK airports with body scanners, located in the main paghahanap areas of both terminals. Access to airside portions of the airport is controlled and maintained sa pamamagitan ng the airport's team of security officers, regulated sa pamamagitan ng the Department for Transport. Brook House, an immigration-removal centre of UK Visas and Immigration, was opened near the airport on 18 March 2009 sa pamamagitan ng the then tahanan Secretary Jacqui Smith.
Gatwick is one of three UK airports with body scanners, located in the main paghahanap areas of both terminals. Access to airside portions of the airport is controlled and maintained sa pamamagitan ng the airport's team of security officers, regulated sa pamamagitan ng the Department for Transport. Brook House, an immigration-removal centre of UK Visas and Immigration, was opened near the airport on 18 March 2009 sa pamamagitan ng the then tahanan Secretary Jacqui Smith.
Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is a major international airport in south-east England, 29.5 miles (47.5 km) south of Central London and 2.7 nautical miles (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) north of Crawley. Also known as London Gatwick, it is the second-busiest airport sa pamamagitan ng total passenger traffic in the United Kingdom after London Heathrow. Gatwick is the ninth-busiest airport in Europe.
Gatwick opened as an aerodrome in the late 1920s, and has been in use for commercial flights since 1933. The airport has two terminals, the North Terminal and the South Terminal, which cover areas of 98,000 m2 (1,050,000 sq ft) and 160,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft) respectively. It operates as a single-runway airport, using a main patakbuhan with a length of 3,316 m (10,879 ft). A secondary patakbuhan is available but, due to its proximity to the main runway, can only be used if that is out of use. In 2015, 40.3 million passengers passed through the airport, a 5.7% increase compared with 2014.
Gatwick opened as an aerodrome in the late 1920s, and has been in use for commercial flights since 1933. The airport has two terminals, the North Terminal and the South Terminal, which cover areas of 98,000 m2 (1,050,000 sq ft) and 160,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft) respectively. It operates as a single-runway airport, using a main patakbuhan with a length of 3,316 m (10,879 ft). A secondary patakbuhan is available but, due to its proximity to the main runway, can only be used if that is out of use. In 2015, 40.3 million passengers passed through the airport, a 5.7% increase compared with 2014.
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