Flights in Britain Recover After Air Traffic Computer Glitch

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By Indo Asian News Service | Updated: 13 December 2014 16:09 IST

Airports in Britain are returning to normal, except a few flight cancellations at Heathrow, a day after a techincal failure in the country's air traffic control centre.

National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said a technical fault in the flight data system at its Swanwick centre in Hampshire had caused the problem Friday, BBC reported.

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Earlier, the glitch caused several delays at the busy Heathrow and Gatwick airports, where flights waiting for departure remained grounded.

This resulted in a widespread disruption in airports around the UK Friday.

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Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the situation was "unacceptable".

The Swanwick centre was restored to "full operational capacity" by Friday afternoon, NATS said.

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Heathrow Airport has cancelled around 16 flights Saturday and posted a message on its Twitter account, warning of possible "knock-on effects" from the earlier disruption and asked passengers to check their flight's status.

Gatwick Airport said it will be operating a full service Saturday. Several other airports are also expected to operate their scheduled Saturday flights on time, according to their websites.

 

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