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UK Air Traffic Failure Strands 700,000 Passengers

easyJet, British Airways and Ryanair jets parked at Gatwick gates beside the control tower in early morning light

On Monday 28 August 2023, the busiest travel day of the British summer, the United Kingdom’s air traffic control system suddenly stopped working properly. A single faulty flight plan caused the failure, and the problem quickly spread across the whole country. More than 700,000 passengers had their journeys disrupted. Continue reading UK Air Traffic Failure Strands 700,000 Passengers