Due to ATC complications at London Gatwick Airport, two British Airways flights have been diverted to Heathrow Airport, and one easyJet flight was redirected to London Luton Airport.
A statement released by the airport read, “We have been experiencing IT issues in the Air Traffic Control tower this morning, resulting in three diverted flights.”
easyJet flight U2830 took off from Belfast (BFS) at 6:35 UTC headed to Gatwick Airport. At around 7:32 UTC the flight diverted to London Luton Airport (LTN) and touched down at 8:11 UTC.
Two British Airways flights diverted to London Heathrow (LHR). BA2166 from Tampa, Florida and BA2256 from Antigua. Both flights landed in Heathrow at 8:12 and 8:14 UTC, respectively.
Many other flights from operators including British Airways, easyJet and RyanAir have been canceled or delayed in what seems to be a connection to the ATC issues.
Delays were expected as In an update, a Gatwick spokesperson said: "Earlier IT issues in the Air Traffic Control tower this morning have been resolved and flights are arriving and departing the airport as normal.
"Some flights may still experience delays however and passengers are advised to check their flight status with the airline."
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