London's Gatwick Airport limits flights this week due to staff illness, including COVID-19

Gatwick Airport, London’s second-busiest, is limiting flights this week, partly because of an outbreak of COVID-19 within air traffic control. In a statement late Monday, the airport says a daily limit of 800 flights has been imposed until Sunday, affecting both departures and arrivals. Gatwick says around 30% of staff in the division within air traffic control are off sick for a variety of reasons, including COVID-19. It says the daily cap will prevent last-minute cancellations and delays for passengers while National Air Traffic Services, or NATS, gets back to normal. The largest number of cancellations will be on Friday, Sept. 29, with 33 departures affected.