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Computer Failure Disrupts British Air Traffic Control Systems
judgecorp writes "Air travel in the UK is facing disruption today, after a computer failure at the national air traffic control body, NATS. There aren't many details at this stage, but flights in and out of Heathrow and Gatwick are subject to delay, and there are fewer flights over the South of England."
http://www.flightradar24.com/
UPDATE: NATS has claimed to have now fixed the problem. “NATS has identified and corrected the technical problem that has been affecting air traffic control systems in the south of England,” its latest statement read. “Operations are now returning to normal and we are working with the airports, airlines and Eurocontrol to clear the backlog of flights to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum. “Outbound delays from the UK have generally been limited to 20 minutes.”
on an unrelated note: Dennis is no longer allowed to sit in the control room while quaffing his morning cuppa.
Regards,
NATS operations management team
Good people go to bed earlier.
Yes, a typo, but not in the code, in the data:- “The problem was apparently caused by a "rogue flight plan", resolved by a re-boot of the computer system at Nats' Swanwick, Southampton, control centre.” See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23241791 Fascinating!
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