August 29, 2023
1 min read

UK Flight Disruption To Last For Days

The disruption was caused by a technical fault in the air traffic control (ATC) system.

British Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said that the widespread travel disruption could last for days after flights were cancelled or delayed due to a technical fault in the air traffic control (ATC) system.

“Lots of flights were cancelled and it is going to take some days to get people back to where they should be,” he told the BBC on Tuesday.

Data from an aviation analytics company showed that more than 1,500 flights, equivalent to over a quarter of all flights, in and out of the UK were cancelled on Monday after the ATC system was forced to revert to a manual backup system, Xinhua news agency reported.

As of Tuesday, 5 per cent of the planned flights departing and arriving at airports in the UK have been cancelled by 9:00 a.m. local time.

There will have to be an independent review at “a problem of this magnitude”, said Harper, adding that there was no cyberattack involved.

Some airlines have warned passengers of “unavoidable delays” while adjusting their schedules.

Airports across the UK have advised passengers to check the status of their flights directly with their airlines before travelling to the airports.

ALSO READ: Asylum backlog in UK hits record high

Previous Story

Skilled migrants in the UAE on high demand in the UK, Canada, Australia

Next Story

UAE Astronaut Al Neyadi’s Return To Earth Set For Sept. 3

Latest from -Top News

Musk Goes Political

Billionaire tech mogul launches ‘America Party’ to challenge Washington’s status quo…reports Asian Lite News In a sensational twist to the Trump-Musk fallout saga, the Tesla CEO launched his own “America Party”. Musk

UAE Takes Part in 3rd BRICS Sherpa Meeting

For the UAE, BRICS provides a valuable platform for dialogue and policy coordination across regions….reports Asian Lite News Saeed Mubarak Al Hajeri, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs and the UAE’s

7/7 London & 12/3 Bombay – Tale of Two Cities

The 7/7 bombings changed London forever. The Victorian-era Tube system still struggles with outages and emergencies. A minor fire or power failure still sends people scrambling in fear.  I saw the same
Go toTop

Don't Miss

Vietnam-based hackers target India, US, UK

DarkGate is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that first emerged

Rahul leaves for UK to address ‘India@75’ at Cambridge

Gandhi will be speaking on May 23, holding a conversation