While Gatwick Airport maintains that tens of thousands of passengers have departed on their flights on time this morning, not everyone is having a pleasant experience...

Gatwick Airport is currently experiencing problems with its information screens.

Earlier customers tweeted that the airport staff had resorted to listing flights and gate numbers on a white board.

It looks like Gatwick has now found another, slightly better solution - use its advertising panels, which are powered by Windows computers, to display flight information written in Microsoft Word.

Vodafone, which provides IT services for Gatwick Airport, has said a damaged cable is to blame for the display failures at the airport.

In a statement, the company said: "We have identified a damaged fibre cable which is used by Gatwick Airport to display flight information.

"Our engineers are working hard to fix the cable as quickly as possible.

"This is a top priority for us and we are very sorry for any problems caused by this issue.

"We are keeping Gatwick Airport constantly informed of progress."

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Passengers have complained of "chaos" at Gatwick Airport as a fault with the digital boards displaying departure and arrival times has forced staff to hand-write the information on a white board.

One person tweeted: "Chaos at Gatwick Airport with staff using whiteboards and megaphones to display flight info after IT problem".

Another posted: "This tiny whiteboard is the only departures information in Gatwick Airport right now; every screen is offline. Utter chaos."

A spokesperson for the airport said the failures were down to an "ongoing issue with Vodafone - a provider of IT services for Gatwick".

The statement continues: "Flight information is not being displayed correctly on the airport's digital screens and is currently being displayed manually in the terminals.

"Gatwick would like to apologise to any passengers affected and expects Vodafone to resolve the issue as soon as possible."

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Police searching for a missing Brighton woman have released new images as concern grows for her welfare.

Tiina Proffitt, 50, was reported missing from her home in Fiveways on Friday.

Investigations have revealed she made two transactions at shops in the Woodbourne Avenue area of Brighton that day.

Police and Search and Rescue volunteers scoured the city and its surroundings over the weekend, assisted by a police drone and the National Police Air Service helicopter.

Tiina speaks with a Scandinavian accent and was last seen wearing loose fitting dark red trousers, a purple hooded-top, dark trainers, and carrying a white bag.

Det Insp Emma Vickers said her disappearance was out of character.

She added: “She has had poor health recently, has become depressed, and has lost quite a lot of weight.

“We hope someone, somewhere, has seen her or knows where we can find her.”

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A 93-year-old man has died following crash in Virginia Water.

Two cars – a Honda Jazz and a Skoda - collided at about 12:15 BST on Saturday on Christchurch Road near the junction with Trumps Green Road and Station Approach.

The 93-year-old local man was taken to hospital in Chertsey where he died. Police are appealing for witnesses.

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