{"success":true,"data":{"id":"0bad4b3c-28a6-453c-99c7-3db6940e2539","title":"Gatwick airport water supply returns after passengers go hours without toilets","summary":"Light Dark Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in Gatwick airport water supply returns after passengers go hours without toilets Tom JeffreysSunday 26 July 2026 22:53 BST Copy...","content":"Light Dark\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# Gatwick airport water supply returns after passengers go hours without toilets\n\n[Tom Jeffreys](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/tom-jeffreys)Sunday 26 July 2026 22:53 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nPassengers walk past the closed Black Sheep Coffee outlet (Tom Jeffreys/PA)(PA Wire)\n\n*   [Gatwick Airport](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/gatwick-airport) experienced a significant water supply issue on Sunday, leading to the closure of most [toilets](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/toilets) and many food and beverage outlets across both terminals. \n*   The problem, caused by an issue at the Bough Beech Water Treatment Works, resulted in taps either not running or having very low pressure. \n*   Airport staff distributed bottled water to travellers, and additional personnel were deployed to manage the situation and minimise disruption. \n*   Despite the widespread inconvenience, all flights at Gatwick Airport continued to depart as scheduled throughout the incident. \n*   By Sunday evening, water supply had been largely restored, with most toilets reopened and food and beverage outlets expected to be fully operational by Monday morning. \n\nIn full\n\nMore bulletins","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/gatwick-airport-london-water-supply-b3021884.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/gatwick-airport-london-water-supply-b3021884.html","author":"Tom Jeffreys","author_name":"Tom Jeffreys","published_at":"2026-07-26T21:53:21.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-26T21:53:21.000Z","image_url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/07/26/22/d47fa46766ed057aa00446cdcacb09e2Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzg1MTg3ODQ1-2.85419986.jpg","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":1,"word_count":195,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot","language":null}}