2023-08-30 10:33:23
The technical problem in air traffic control that caused the cancellation of thousands of air routes and flight delays to and from Britain on Monday fixed and will not occur againthe head of the British National Air Traffic Service (NATS) said today.
Thousands of passengers were stranded overseas after 1,500 flights were canceled on Monday, while disruption to schedules continued on Tuesday.
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The fact that this is a peak season for travelers means that those affected are not offered alternative flights for days.
NATS chief executive Martin Rolfe noted today that the technical problem was caused by a flight plan that was not “standard enough”.
That problem has since been fixed, he stressed. “We have worked incredibly hard since we restored the service on Monday to ensure this type of incident cannot happen again,” he told the BBC today.
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Ryanair criticized NATS for not having a back-up system. Airlines are now scrambling to help get travelers back.
Rolf added that NATS is trying to help airlines. “We are working incredibly closely with them to make sure we help them recover as quickly as they can and as efficiently as they can,” he concluded.
The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh, also told the BBC today that the cost of this problem for airlines is likely to reach around 100 million pounds (about 116 million euros).
More than 1,500 flights were canceled on Monday – a public holiday in parts of Britain and one of the busiest travel days as the school holidays draw to a close – when air traffic controllers were forced to manually enter flight plans after the technical problem affected the ability to automatically process flight plans. This resulted in thousands of passengers being stranded at airports in Europe and beyond.
Source: APE-Reuters
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