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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

What air-traffic control’s worst problems for 25 years mean for your flights

UK holidaymakers are experiencing what are said to be the worst air-traffic control (ATC) issues in 25 years – with 30 million passengers expected to be delayed this summer.

Airspace closures over eastern Europe and chronic staff shortages at air-traffic control have been exacerbated by strikes by controllers, notably in France.

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