Travel chaos at UK airports as over 600 flights canceled due to air traffic control issue
Summary
Over 600 flights were canceled across the UK on Tuesday because of a technical problem with the air traffic control system. Engineers fixed the issue and the system started to recover, but many passengers faced long delays and cancellations at major airports including London Heathrow and Manchester.Key Facts
- More than 600 flights were canceled due to a technical issue in Britain's air traffic control system.
- The problem affected flights at major UK airports like Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham, Gatwick, and airports in Scotland.
- The UK's National Air Traffic Services identified the issue in their flight processing system and worked urgently to fix it.
- A fix was implemented and the flight system began to recover after the problem was found.
- Airlines affected included British Airways, EasyJet, KLM, and Lufthansa.
- Some passengers were stuck on planes on the runway for hours before flights were canceled.
- EasyJet said the system failure also caused delays to flights across Europe.
- The exact cause of the technical problem was not immediately known.
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