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UK and European airports recovering from bank holiday chaos

Technology
Gary Noakes
29 August 2023

Airlines are recovering schedules after a bank holiday Monday that saw a quarter of departures from the UK cancelled.

An Air Traffic Control systems failure caused chaos on Monday

Monday’s Air Traffic Control malfunction mostly affected short-haul services, with the knock-on effects still being felt around Europe. It stemmed from a malfunction that meant flight plans had to be inputted manually, slowing down the system to a crawl on a day of huge demand.