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Air traffic control chaos: how human error can lead a tiny glitch to spiral out of control

Several thousand passengers were stranded at airports, hotels and connection depots following the recent system-wide glitch of the UK air traffic control systems. Some passengers were told of flight cancellations in advance, so they could make alternative travel plans.

The Conversation

Ryanair boss says air traffic chaos report ‘full of rubbish’

Michael O’Leary said a report into the air traffic control failure on August 28 is ‘bogus’

Evening Standard

What went wrong during the UK’s crippling air traffic control failure?

Was the flight plan that triggered the IT shutdown for an Air France San Francisco-Paris departure?

The Independent UK

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Who pays for the bank holiday Monday air traffic control chaos?

Plane Talk: ‘There is no mechanism by which airlines can seek financial compensation directly from Nats,’ says aviation minister

The Independent UK

Airlines call for Nats to pay cost of air traffic control failure

Industry body Airlines UK said its members should not ‘carry the can every time we see disruption of this magnitude’.

The Independent UK

Air traffic control chaos due to error with ‘one in 15 million’ chance

National Air Traffic Services chief executive Martin Rolfe said one of its systems failed after it ‘didn’t process a flight plan properly’

The Independent UK

UK air traffic failure blamed on ‘extremely rare’ circumstances as CAA opens inquiry

Technical report confirms error triggered by flight plan caused chaos last week as more than 2,000 flights cancelled

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Air traffic control boss: Odds of bank holiday failure were ‘one in 15 million’

National Air Traffic Services chief executive Martin Rolfe said one of its systems failed after it ‘didn’t process a flight plan properly’.

The Independent UK

Ryanair was forced to cancel over 350 flights due to air traffic control chaos

Airline reports record passengers in August despite 63,000 of its customers being hit by disruption

The Guardian - UK

Air traffic boss reveals how flight chaos unfolded inside control room

Exclusive: ‘The problem was significantly different from anything we had seen before’ – Martin Rolfe

The Independent UK

Markets rally as China steps up support for economy and Country Garden strikes debt deal – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as stocks rally as Country Garden agrees extension to its onshore debt payments

The Guardian - UK

Ryanair reveals 63,000 passengers affected by ATC failure

The Irish carrier said more than 350 of its flights were cancelled on August 28 and 29 due to the air traffic control issue.

The Independent UK

Chaos in our skies, crumbling concrete in our schools: grim symptoms of a British disease

A long-term lack of investment has left our infrastructure in pieces. Instead we are prey to dire fallout from events that should be within our control

The Guardian - UK

A bank holiday Monday to remember – for all the wrong reasons

The Man Who Pays His Way: Airlines are responsible for caring for passengers

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The Independent UK

Harper to meet aviation chiefs after air traffic control disruption

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he wants to ensure everything possible is being done to get passengers home quickly.

The Independent UK

Harper to meet aviation bosses following air traffic control failure

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he wanted to make sure stranded passengers could get home as quickly as possible.

The Independent UK

EasyJet boss calls for independent review into air traffic control failure

Chief executive Johan Lundgren said the incident ‘must not happen again’.

The Independent UK

Stranded holidaymakers waiting days to get home as flights are full

Airline websites show most flights to the UK from popular destinations are sold out until the weekend.

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The Guardian - UK

Airlines call for compensation reform after ‘staggering’ air chaos revelation

Industry expects to lose £100m over the air traffic control failure and wants Nats to contribute

The Independent UK

Simon Calder issues advice on flight cancellations and compensation as air traffic chaos continues

Simon Calder tackled a wide range of your questions - from what you can be compensated for, how you can claim and what to do if you’re stranded and your flight is cancelled

Evening Standard

OPINION - How ‘old digital’ fuelled air traffic control data chaos: The Leader podcast

Britain’s air traffic control data meltdown has left thousands of Britons marooned in foreign airports.

The Guardian - UK

UK air traffic control failure: what caused it, and who will have to pay?

We look at what lies behind hundreds of thousands of people having their flights cancelled or delayed

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re £1,000 out of pocket’: travellers affected by UK air traffic chaos

As fallout from the tech meltdown continues, we hear from some of those who have been left stranded

Evening Standard

OPINION - How ‘unreliable’ flight data put NATS into manual mode: Tech and Science Daily podcast

The boss of National Air Traffic Services - also known as Nats - has confirmed that 'unreliable' flight data is responsible for the ongoing widespread travel disruption.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Airport chaos: ‘We’re now a laughing stock around the world’

Our critical systems need to be fit-for-purpose as consumer demand to fly is predicted to rise sharply over the next 20 years, says Paul Charles

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