More flight delays expected after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch - BBC
UK air traffic control provider Nats is facing scrutiny after a technical glitch caused widespread flight cancellations for the second consecutive day. The government has demanded a full report on the failure, which has disrupted travel for tens of thousands of passengers.
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The incident highlights the fragility of critical national infrastructure and the significant economic and logistical impact of systemic failures in aviation technology.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Theo Leggett , Business correspondent , Katy Austin , Transport correspondent and Mitchell Labiak , Business reporter Reuters Air passengers faced a second day of disruption on Wednesday as flights continued to be cancelled following a technical glitch with the UK's traffic control system.
Tens of thousands of people saw their travel plans upended as airlines cancelled 327 flights, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium, after 1,750 flights were axed on Tuesday after the problem emerged.
Nats, the air traffic control provider, apologised and said on Wednesday afternoon its operations were "stable". It promised an investigation into what is its third major technical fault in three years.
The government said Nats' boss has its confidence though Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the outage was "unacceptable".
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