How Did Britain’s Second-Busiest Airport Run Out of Water?

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A power failure at an external treatment plant disrupted Gatwick’s terminals, revealing how airports depend on off-site utilities.

The Water Did Not Literally Run Out

One Treatment-Plant Failure Reached Both Terminals

Gatwick Is SES Water’s Largest Customer

Four Airport Supply Areas Still Share One Provider

Toilets Became the Most Visible Problem

Restarting the Plant Was Only the First Step

The Disruption Lasted Most of the Day

Flights Continued Despite the Shortage

Bottled-Water Claims Became Controversial

The Incident Exposed a Hidden Dependency

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An international airport appears designed to withstand almost every operational problem. Yet one failure outside its terminals can still remove services that thousands of passengers assume will always be available.

The disruption was not caused by the airport physically exhausting a private reserve. It exposed how an apparently self-contained transport hub remains dependent on infrastructure beyond its perimeter.

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