Heathrow Chaos as Air-Traffic Glitch Grounds Thousands of Flights
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More than 2,000 flights were disrupted over two days after a technical problem in Britain’s air-traffic control system, causing chaos at Heathrow with canceled flights, long waits for information, and widespread misery for travelers; authorities are investigating and have said it was not a cyberattack.
Topics:business#air-traffic-control#flight-cancellations#heathrow#travel-disruption#uk-aviation#world
- Misery at Heathrow: ‘Never Seen Chaos Like That’ The New York Times
- Massive disruption hits UK airports after air traffic control issue cnn.com
- Air traffic failure was avoidable, says transport secretary BBC
- Airlines scramble to dig out from tech problems that canceled 1,750 flights in the UK ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- ‘Baggage reclaim was pandemonium’: passengers hit by airport IT chaos in UK recount their ordeals The Guardian
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