Train drivers are to stage fresh strikes that will hit the Conservative party’s annual conference next month in their long-running dispute over pay.
29.08.2023 - 11:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Hundreds of flights across the UK have been cancelled and delayed over the past two days leaving passengers stranded and throwing holiday plans into chaos.
The issues started on Monday and by the afternoon 232 flights departing UK airports had been cancelled and 271 arriving flights, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
The disruption is continuing on Tuesday as flights up and down the country continue to be cancelled and delayed at airports across the country including Manchester, Heathrow, East Midlands and Birmingham.
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The problems began on Monday afternoon after an air traffic control technical fault meant flight plans had to be input manually by controllers.
As a result the automatic system that provides controllers with details of every aircraft and its route had stopped working. More than a quarter of departures and arrivals to be axed.
The disruption continued into Tuesday as flights continued to be cancelled and delayed due to a number of aircraft and aircrew being out of position.
There is nothing to suggest the technical issue was the result of a cyber attack, the PA news agency has reported.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said it was the worst incident of its kind in “nearly a decade” and announced an “independent review” will be carried out.
Speaking to GB News he said: “This was a technical fault. We do not think this was a cybersecurity incident.
“And what will happen now with an incident of this magnitude is there will be an independent review.
“The Civil Aviation Authority will be putting together a report in the coming days, which obviously I will take a look at to see whether there are lessons to
Train drivers are to stage fresh strikes that will hit the Conservative party’s annual conference next month in their long-running dispute over pay.
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