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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Staffer studies the info CROWDS of bemused travellers gather round handwritten information boards at Gatwick airport after digital screens failed.
Some missed flights yesterday as staff at Britain’s second busiest airport scrambled to write out information for each departure.
Officials at the West Sussex gateway, clogged with families leaving on holiday, blamed damage to a fibre optic cable.
Ayla Herbert, 26, from Penryn, Cornwall, said: “People were agitated, yelling for them to tell them their flight info and to get more boards for the South Terminal. This was never done.
“The guys used megaphones to tell updated information.”
A Gatwick spokesman said: “Gatwick would like to apologise and expects Vodafone to resolve the issue as soon as possible.” Drivers are being warned to expect severe delays as more than 14 million cars cram roads during the bank holiday weekend. SORRY FOLKS Airport explains problem DIGI-FAIL Blank screens greet travellers