Gatwick Airport is running out of water as families flock to fly away amid a British heat wave. A water mains burst resulted in low water pressure – with only two toilets reported to be working in one terminal. Some restaurants have been unable to serve food or drinks as SES Water works to resolve the issue. Airport officials apologized to passengers and distributed bottled water. Around 1,500 homes in the Crawley area have also been affected as temperatures hit 25C. Raquel Rodriguez, 49, flying to Spain, said she had already had one flight canceled amid dire staffing problems facing UK airports and “now there are no toilets”. The Worthing native said: “There are only two working in the whole terminal and you can imagine what the queues are like. “No one wants to close the airport, but there are heated exchanges between staff and people trying to travel with young families. People at Britain’s second busiest airport were unable to use the toilets (Images: Sussex News and Pictures) One woman said ‘you can imagine what the queues are like’ for the toilets (Images: Sussex News and Pictures) Authorities spotted a water main burst (Images: Sussex News and Pictures) “Obviously, a tanker is coming, but it’s a bit third world.” A Gatwick spokesman said: “A problem with the SES water supply to Gatwick and the surrounding area this morning has resulted in lower than normal water pressure throughout the airport. “We are working closely with SES Water to ensure this issue is resolved as soon as possible. “Bottled water is being made available to passengers and staff throughout the airport and other emergency measures are being put in place to ensure the well-being of our passengers. We apologize for any inconvenience to passengers.” A spokesperson for SES Water said: “We have identified a water mains burst at Shipley Bridge, Crawley, and are working hard to resolve it. “As we move forward with the repair, we hope this will begin to restore pressure to the surrounding areas.” Contact our news team by emailing us at [email protected] For more stories like this, check out our news page.
