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No working toilets or running water at Gatwick as airport suffers major outage

Water returned to most of Gatwick Airport after a power outage at a treatment works closed toilets and restaurants and forced bottled-water handouts.

  • On Sunday, SES Water reported low water pressure or supply loss for customers in TN8, TN11, and parts of RH1 following an issue at the Bough Beech Water Treatment Works.
  • Residents in the RH6 postcode district and Horley have also reported being without water, expanding the disruption beyond the initial areas identified by the supplier.
  • Gatwick Airport is suffering a severe water outage, with passengers at the North and South terminals unable to flush toilets and access hand-washing facilities.
  • Providing bottled water to vulnerable customers on its priority register, SES Water is working to restore normal supplies across Surrey, West Sussex, Kent, and London.
  • Teams are actively working to resolve the problem and return water supplies to normal, with the utility apologizing to customers for the disruption.
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Gatwick Airport in the UK experienced a water supply outage on Sunday, rendering some restrooms unusable and forcing several restaurants to temporarily close, causing inconvenience to many passengers.

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Travelers had to get along at London's Gatwick Airport without working toilets. Only hours later the water supply was restored.

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The West Australian broke the news in Osborne Park, Australia on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
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