Gatwick Airport has briefly restricted flight numbers for the remainder of the week on account of illness amongst air visitors management workers.

In a press release, the airport mentioned it could restrict the variety of flights to 800 a day from Monday, which is able to stay in place till Sunday 1 October.

It mentioned the restrict would forestall last-minute cancellations and delays for passengers.

Stewart Wingate, chief govt of London Gatwick, mentioned: “This has been a very difficult decision but the action we have taken today means our airlines can fly reliable flight programmes, which gives passengers more certainty that they will not face last minute cancellations.

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“We are working closely with NATS to build resilience in the control tower, and this decision means we can prevent as much disruption as possible.

“London Gatwick want to sincerely apologise to any passengers who’ve been impacted by these restrictions.”

Under the restrict, that might imply as much as 65 flights cancelled on particular days of the week. Gatwick Airport usually has 800 or extra flight “movements” a day.

It mentioned the 30% of its NATS air visitors management workers had been presently unavailable for quite a lot of medical causes, together with COVID infections.