Passengers are stuck on the tarmac for hours as a torrential downpour brings Gatwick Airport to a halt.
After a difficult but sunny summer in the aviation industry, a long heat wave followed by water brought further problems to the industry.
Dozens of easyJet, Wizz AirandBritish Airways flights have been delayed and several flights have been cancelled.
Many services scheduled to leave London's travel hub have been postponed from early afternoon until late at night, causing significant disruption to holidaymakers flying and returning home.
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Alamy Stock Photo)Some Passengers are stranded on the tarmac of a stationary plane with no news of when it will take off.
"There is currently no information given to a passenger who has been sitting on the runway for 3 hours... Can you advise me on the delay?" one unfortunate customer tweeted at the airport.
"We need some kind of communication here - hungry children and angry passengers trapped on planes indefinitely."
Another poster said: It is written as Wait for information in the parking lot. Are you going to take off!???"
Gatwick Airlines has confirmed that heavy rain and thunderstorms in southern England caused the delay. Stuck on the road.
Another said, ``I was two hours late.
After a long period of scorching sun and no rain, the ground was hard and scorched until the heavens finally opened and spread across the country. A flood warning has been issued.
London's Victoria Station was soaked and partially flooded by heavy rain this afternoon.
A video shared on social media showed ankle-deep water pouring into the station as staff tried to close the gate.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a city-wide warning until 10 pm Wednesday, saying homes and businesses were "highly likely" to be flooded.
