Sudden outbreak of British airspace! A large number of flights have been cancelled
On the morning of the 28th local time, a technical malfunction occurred in the UK's air traffic management system, and the UK temporarily implemented air traffic flow restrictions. At present, the technical issue has been resolved, but flights planned by other European countries to return, travel to, or pass through British airspace have been severely affected.
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CCTV reporter Chen Lincong: At London Heathrow International Airport, the largest airport in the UK, the display screen shows that a large number of flights have been cancelled and a large number of passengers have been stranded. According to the latest news, more than 500 flights have been cancelled. August is the peak summer travel season in the UK. Due to air traffic control system malfunctions, flights from major airports in the UK rely entirely on manual operations, resulting in low efficiency and causing a large number of flights to be delayed or cancelled.
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Airports in the UK once implemented air traffic flow restrictions to ensure safety. Multiple airports in the UK, as well as multiple airlines such as Ryanair and EasyJet, have sent text messages to passengers regarding flight delays or cancellations.
According to British Airways, the largest airline in the UK, there are 3049 flights scheduled to depart from UK airports on the 28th and 3054 planned flights arriving in the UK that are affected to varying degrees. Some of the company's flights are at risk of running out of fuel during air traffic control system failures, and British Airways once needed to find alternative airports for these flights. Former British Airways aviation consultant Alastair Rosenchein said that the impact of air traffic control system failures is very serious, and delays may affect thousands of people.
On the afternoon of the 28th local time, the malfunction of the UK air traffic management system has been resolved.
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