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The Latest Breaking News on Aviation chaos continues as French air-traffic controllers strike again

Aviation chaos continues as French air-traffic controllers strike again

‘Passengers are sick and tired of suffering unnecessary overflight cancellations during ATC strikes,’ says Ryanair

The Independent UK

Heathrow passengers face hours of delays as airport hit by staff shortages and strong winds

At least 60 flights have been cancelled to and from Britain’s busiest airport, with two transatlantic flights diverted

The Independent UK

Storm Debi causes travel chaos, with 50 British Airways flights cancelled and trains and ferries affected

Flooding and fallen trees have also caused havoc for rail passengers across England and Scotland

The Independent UK

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Airlines rage about bank holiday Monday air traffic control meltdown

‘The numpties at Nats didn’t tell us. We had to find out from someone else that they’d crashed their system,’ says Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary

The Independent UK

Ryanair: Air traffic control chaos happened as Nats ‘collapsed their system’

Chief executive Michael O’Leary said processing flight plans with duplicate waypoints is ‘not something complicated’.

The Independent UK

Repatriation flights from Israel ‘axed’ as Americans and Australians are flown to UK

Multiple aviation sources told the PA news agency two planned flights to Gatwick were scrapped

Evening Standard

UK fails to arrange Israel repatriation flights as other nations succeed

Multiple aviation sources told the PA news agency two planned flights to Gatwick were axed.

The Independent UK

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British Airways suspends Israel flights over safety fears

Flight BA165 is returning to Heathrow after nearly reaching Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Caught in the Luton airport car park fire nightmare? Your rights when flights go wrong

Airlines are not to blame for mass cancellations, but they are still obliged to provide care for passengers

The Independent UK

Simon Calder: How does Luton Airport fire affect passengers?

About 30,000 passengers have been impacted as 170 flights cancelled

The Independent UK

Investigation launched into air-traffic control meltdown that saw 2,000 flights cancelled

Did ‘technical, organisational or cultural factors’ contribute to the scale of the chaos?

The Independent UK

Review of August air traffic control meltdown will consider cost to airlines

There was major disruption to flights across UK airports on August 28.

The Independent UK

Covid flight cancellations are back as thousands grounded after virus hits Gatwick air-traffic controllers

An estimated 8,000 passengers were left out of position

The Independent UK

Covid flight cancellations are back as thousands grounded after virus hits Gatwick air-traffic controllers

An estimated 8,000 passengers were left out of position

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Ryanair boss calls for air traffic control chief to resign amid Gatwick flight disruption

The Dublin-based airline called for Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe to ‘step down’ after flight numbers were capped at Gatwick

The Independent UK

What’s the problem at Gatwick Airport and which flights will be cancelled

25,000 passengers are expected to be told in the next few days that their flights have been culled

The Independent UK

Covid flight cancellations are back as thousands grounded after virus hits Gatwick air-traffic controllers

An estimated 8,000 passengers were left out of position

The Guardian - UK

Nats should be embarrassed over cancellation of 164 flights at Gatwick

The mission-critical nature of air traffic control surely means that you have standby staff in place in case of sickness

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Ryanair urges Nats boss to quit over Gatwick ‘mess’ – but promises no cancellations

‘It is the most basic requirement to hire and train adequate staff numbers,’ says Ryanair

Fortune

COVID outbreak among ATC staff causes flight chaos at London Gatwick

The airport will process 164 fewer flights than planned after COVID-19 and other illness put 30% of ATC staff out of action.

The Independent UK

Gatwick flight cancellations to last all week as Covid causes staff shortages

Dozens of easyJet services axed as staff sickness hits airport’s air traffic control tower

The Independent UK

Covid flight cancellations are back as thousands grounded after virus hits Gatwick air-traffic controllers

An estimated 8,000 passengers were left out of position

The Independent UK

What’s the problem at Gatwick Airport and which flights will be cancelled

25,000 passengers are expected to be told in the next few days that their flights have been culled

The Independent UK

Gatwick limits flights after air traffic control staffing problems

A daily 800 flight limit, affecting both departures and arrivals, has been imposed from Monday and will run until Sunday.

The Independent UK

Gatwick flight cancellations to last all week as Covid causes staff shortages

Dozens of easyJet services axed as staff sickness hits airport’s air traffic control tower

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