1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auSidney Fussellhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/sidneyfussell-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UTJ7BuYTg3"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/08/major-uk-airport-turns-to-whiteboards-and-markers-after-flight-info-screens-crash/">Major UK Airport Turns To Whiteboards And Markers After Flight Info Screens Crash</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/08/major-uk-airport-turns-to-whiteboards-and-markers-after-flight-info-screens-crash/embed/#?secret=UTJ7BuYTg3" width="600" height="338" title="“Major UK Airport Turns To Whiteboards And Markers After Flight Info Screens Crash” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="UTJ7BuYTg3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Passengers waiting to fly out of London’s Gatwick airport Monday morning local time were left squinting and craning their necks to read whiteboards crammed with critical flight information. Via its Twitter account, an airport spokesperson apologised to travellers, explaining that “damage to a Vodafone fibre optic cable” took down the airport’s flight info screens, forcing […]