IT MAY have been a wet Christmas rather than a white one but Gatwick Airport is ready for whatever weather might be thrown at us.
Gatwick chiefs say that, following an £8 million spending spree on "snow kit", the airport's snow-clearing capacity is now on a par with icy Oslo. The airport's snow-clearing equipment now comprises 98 vehicles, up from the 47 it had two winters ago.
Andy Crabb, Gatwick's airfield operations manager, explained that the airport is now prepared for the worst. He said: "We have snow ploughs, brushes, cutters, blowers and deicing vehicles, as well as tractors.
"We have 18 'sweeper blowers' for the runway and taxiways, and six large runway anti-icing vehicles, and we can store up to 600,000 litres of anti-icing agent – twice as much as we had in 2010."
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Gatwick chiefs say that, following an £8 million spending spree on "snow kit", the airport's snow-clearing capacity is now on a par with icy Oslo. The airport's snow-clearing equipment now comprises 98 vehicles, up from the 47 it had two winters ago.
Andy Crabb, Gatwick's airfield operations manager, explained that the airport is now prepared for the worst. He said: "We have snow ploughs, brushes, cutters, blowers and deicing vehicles, as well as tractors.
"We have 18 'sweeper blowers' for the runway and taxiways, and six large runway anti-icing vehicles, and we can store up to 600,000 litres of anti-icing agent – twice as much as we had in 2010."
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