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UNCOVERED: 5 - The Untold Story

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

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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 restricts flight numbers for week amid air traffic control problems

Airport will share 164 cancellations between airlines until Sunday as it seeks to avoid diversions

The Guardian - 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

Gatwick air traffic control disruption: What is happening and why?

At least 5,000 people began Friday a long way from where they intended to be after a controller fell sick the day before

The Independent UK

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Thousands impacted as Gatwick air traffic control hit by staff shortages

It comes just two weeks after a Nats technical glitch caused widespread disruption at airports across the UK.

The Independent UK

Flights cancelled at Gatwick after short-notice staff absences

Temporary air traffic control restrictions led to 22 flights being cancelled and others diverted

The Guardian - UK

Flights diverted due to staff shortages in air traffic control at Gatwick

Dozens of arrivals and departures were affected on Thursday evening, with passengers advised to contact their airline.

The Independent UK

Gatwick chaos as air traffic control shortage forces dozens of flights to be diverted

‘We apologise very sincerely to everyone who has been inconvenienced” – Nats statement after the third air traffic control issue in 18 days

The Independent UK

When the flight data software says no

Letters: Martyn Thomas and David Griffiths on the air traffic control failure in August that led to more than 2,000 flight cancellations

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of airline passengers at Gatwick hit by fresh air traffic control cancellations

The number of flights serving Gatwick Airport on Wednesday night was restricted because of staff sickness

Evening Standard

Thousands of airline passengers hit by fresh air traffic control cancellations

The number of flights serving Gatwick Airport on Wednesday night was restricted because of staff sickness.

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Ryanair CEO slams U.K. air traffic service’s explanation for meltdown that forced him to cancel 370 flights

“This inaccurate and rubbish preliminary report is not acceptable,” Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said.

The Independent UK

Travel chaos drags on with Nats staff shortage and manhunt border delays

EasyJet cancelled 40 flights at Gatwick on Wednesday night as manhunt queues build

The Conversation

Air traffic control chaos: how human error can lead a tiny glitch to spiral out of control

Several thousand passengers were stranded at airports, hotels and connection depots following the recent system-wide glitch of the UK air traffic control systems. Some passengers were told of flight cancellations in advance, so they could make alternative travel plans.

Evening Standard

Ryanair boss says air traffic chaos report ‘full of rubbish’

Michael O’Leary said a report into the air traffic control failure on August 28 is ‘bogus’

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The Independent UK

What went wrong during the UK’s crippling air traffic control failure?

Was the flight plan that triggered the IT shutdown for an Air France San Francisco-Paris departure?

The Independent UK

Who pays for the bank holiday Monday air traffic control chaos?

Plane Talk: ‘There is no mechanism by which airlines can seek financial compensation directly from Nats,’ says aviation minister

The Independent UK

Airlines call for Nats to pay cost of air traffic control failure

Industry body Airlines UK said its members should not ‘carry the can every time we see disruption of this magnitude’.

The Independent UK

Air traffic control chaos due to error with ‘one in 15 million’ chance

National Air Traffic Services chief executive Martin Rolfe said one of its systems failed after it ‘didn’t process a flight plan properly’

The Guardian - UK

UK air traffic failure blamed on ‘extremely rare’ circumstances as CAA opens inquiry

Technical report confirms error triggered by flight plan caused chaos last week as more than 2,000 flights cancelled

The Independent UK

Air traffic control boss: Odds of bank holiday failure were ‘one in 15 million’

National Air Traffic Services chief executive Martin Rolfe said one of its systems failed after it ‘didn’t process a flight plan properly’.

The Guardian - UK

Ryanair was forced to cancel over 350 flights due to air traffic control chaos

Airline reports record passengers in August despite 63,000 of its customers being hit by disruption

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