Majorca - we got on the plane an hour ago and shortly after we got on the plane, the pilot made an announcement to say it doesn't look like we'll be leaving for a while because there are issues with air traffic control across the whole of the UK. ...
I have over €200 credit with wizz air from a flight I cancelled back in August due to the air traffic control issues in the UK (I have never flown wizzair before so this is my first experience with them) but I was hoping to use the credit in 2024. Unfortunately last month I found...
Air traffic control systems were temporarily hit after the incident on August 28, causing hundreds of delays or cancelations to flights departing and arriving in the UK and costing carriers an estimated £100 million ($125 million). Martin Rolfe, chief executive of National Air Traffic Services ...
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UK air traffic control centre finally takes off. (cover story)Reports the launch of the New En Route Centre air traffic control system at Swanwick in Hampshire, England. Safety applications of the control System; Project cost; Issues faced by the National Air Traffic Services.Collins...
around the United Kingdom remained open; however Air Traffic Control could not automatically process flight plans. The increasing stress as they tried to restore the systems and deal with flight plans manually became apparent through the updates from NATS during the day (all times are UK local):...
The boss of Ryanair has criticised UK NATS - the air traffic control service - saying it was "not acceptable" the system had gone down without a backup. In a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Michael O'Leary said: "We still haven't had an explana...
Constrained control capacity and growing traffic lead to flight cancellation and delays: 【参考译文】受限的管制容量和不断增长的交通流量导致了航班取消和延误: In America, delays caused by ATC grew by 69% between 2012 and 2017.[9] ATC staffing issues were a major factor in congestion.[20]【参考...
Workers at Eurocontrol, which manages European airspace, have said they will walk out in a dispute over pay, working hours and staffing issues, according to The Times. An industry source told the newspaper: "In a full-blown strike, 20 to 30% of flights would be at ...
upgrades, and there’s no reason why these should be paid by the non-flying public. Indeed, airline passengers skew higher income, why redistribute from the median taxpayer upwards when the benefits of a better air traffic control system are concentrated on those who can easily be...