Flight chaos caused by software defect, says air traffic control body
Summary
The UK's National Air Traffic Services (Nats) said a software defect caused a system failure that disrupted thousands of flights earlier this month. This problem led to flight cancellations and major travel delays at several big UK airports.Key Facts
- Over 2,000 flights were canceled due to the Nats system failure.
- Hundreds of thousands of passengers were affected by delays and cancellations.
- Main UK airports impacted included Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, and Glasgow.
- The issue was caused by a software defect in the system managing UK airspace.
- The defect happened very quickly, within a millisecond, and caused corrupted data.
- Air traffic controllers had less information and put limits on flights to keep safety.
- The government ruled out a cyber attack as the cause.
- The Ministry of Defence denied that a military aircraft caused the problem.
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