EPISODE · Aug 29, 2023 · 6 MIN
August 29 - Travel chaos from a technical issue
from Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
Hundreds of thousands of passengers booked to travel to or from the UK have had their flights cancelled or delayed after the air-traffic control system was hit by a technical issue.The National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the country’s leading provider of air traffic control services, said it had applied traffic flow restrictions on Monday to maintain safety.The company announced later that the issue had been “identified and remedied”. But passengers are still facing travel chaos, with more than 1,200 flights grounded on Monday and a further 200 on Tuesday.Here’s my guide to your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hundreds of thousands of passengers booked to travel to or from the UK have had their flights cancelled or delayed after the air-traffic control system was hit by a technical issue.The National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the country’s leading provider of air traffic control services, said it had applied traffic flow restrictions on Monday to maintain safety.The company announced later that the issue had been “identified and remedied”. But passengers are still facing travel chaos, with more than 1,200 flights grounded on Monday and a further 200 on Tuesday.Here’s my guide to your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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