Gatwick airport issued an apology to its passengers who were affected by flight delays and cancellations due to air traffic control shortages.

On Sunday, 49 departures and 51 arrivals were cancelled which caused an impact to over 16,000 passengers.

So far this year the airport has handled more than 170,000 flights and is reported to have been fully serviceable more than 99.6% of the time.

A spokesperson for London Gatwick said they would like to apologise to any passengers who experienced the disruption on Sunday.

Pic courtesy of Surrey County Council.  The Council says passengers can travel anywhere in East south or north as shown on the overview map above.  Passengers can also travel from both zones to the middle zone.

An on demand bus service serving the Tandridge District has been expanded to other areas in the West of Surrey. 

The Surrey Connect minibuses are funded by Surrey County Council and help residents travel within specific zones in Tandridge at a time that suits them.  Journeys can also be booked for travel outside the Tandridge zone to Redhill town centre.

Buses run from Monday to Friday from 7 am to 7 pm, and on Saturdays from 8 am to 6 pm.  Bookings can be made at surreyconnect.org.uk or via the Surrey Connect app.

Pic courtesy of Surrey County Council.  Picture shows the areas of Surrey now covered by the Surrey Connect minibuses.

Businesses across Surrey now have a much greater voice in guiding the growth of the county’s economy thanks to the relaunched and revitalised Surrey Business Leaders Forum.

The Surrey Business Leaders Forum brings together close to 40 individuals representing a diverse range of businesses

The Forum will be a driving force to help raise awareness of local business and economic needs

The revamped forum met for the first time in May, and this week took part in a workshop to support the development of a new economic strategy for Surrey.