London's Gatwick Airport hit by water supply problem

Water supplies at London's Gatwick Airport were significantly disrupted on Sunday, impacting services across both terminals. The disruption stemmed from a power outage at the Bough Beech Water Treatment Works, which is managed by water utility SES Water.

Passengers reported that essential facilities like flushing toilets were not working, leading to the temporary closure of restaurants and bars within the airport. Social media buzzed with passenger accounts of the inconvenience.

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Bottled water is being made available to passengers and staff across the airport and other contingency measures are being put in place to ensure the welfare of our passengers.

Gatwick Airport, Britain's second-busiest airport after Heathrow, stated that bottled water was being distributed to passengers and staff. The airport also confirmed that other contingency measures were in place to ensure passenger welfare during the outage.

SES Water acknowledged the complications arising from the power outage, noting that it resulted in low water pressure or a temporary loss of supply for some customers. The company confirmed that Gatwick Airport was affected and that its teams were actively working to restore normal service as quickly as possible.

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Gatwick Airport is being affected but we are working with them while our teams work to restore normal service as quickly as possible.