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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Neil Lancefield

UK passengers unlikely to get compensation after US flights grounded

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UK airline passengers affected by the grounding of flights in the US are unlikely to be entitled to compensation, a consumer group has warned.

Which? said the disruption caused by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) computer outage which prevented pilots being sent hazard alerts would be considered outside airlines’ control.

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