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Flight disruption ‘not caused by any incorrect actions’ – report

A preliminary report into the incident on September 8 was published by the National Air Traffic Services on Friday.

Evening Standard

Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error

Error first occurred at 10am but major incident was not declared until 12.30pm, says report

The Guardian - UK

Flight ‘chaos’ this month caused by ‘software defect’ – report

The fault caused flights both in and out of the UK to be axed, impacting hundreds of thousands of passengers.

Evening Standard

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‘Software defect’ was cause of travel chaos that grounded thousands of flights

‘At no point was safety in question’ Nats chief Martin Rolfe says as he apologises for the software defect that disrupted thousands of flights

The Independent UK

MoD forced to deny military jet error caused air traffic control chaos

The disruption has prompted calls for Martin Rolfe, chief executive of Nats, to resign

The Independent UK

Military aircraft reportedly blamed for UK air traffic control outage

Meltdown that grounded thousands of flights caused by ‘spurious’ flight data being entered into system, report says

The Guardian - UK

Ryanair boss demands ‘overpaid, failing’ air traffic chief be sacked after UK airport crisis

Ryanair called the Nats back-up system is ‘useless’ after more than 2,000 flights were affected as the result of a technical issue

The Independent UK

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Sadiq Khan tourist tax row erupts as Cabinet minister says it could fund London public transport

Heidi Alexander says using millions raised from the new levy to improve public transport in the capital would be ‘reasonable’

Evening Standard

Ryanair boss refuses to apologise for ‘high-fare rapists’ comment

Michael O’Leary rejected accusations that he had trivialised rape.

Evening Standard

Transport Secretary joins criticism of Ryanair chief’s ‘rapist’ comments

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary was heavily criticised after he said it was ‘absolutely’ appropriate to compare competitor airlines to “rapists”.

Evening Standard

'Hero of Gatwick' becomes viral sensation after shouting out instructions to stranded passengers

Kurtis Toy, 36, was labelled a ‘hero’ for stepping in to help customer service staff after his flight from the London airport was cancelled amid the air traffic meltdown

Evening Standard

Flight disruption eases as airport operations return to normal

An air traffic control issue caused more than 2,000 flights arriving or departing the UK to be cancelled this week.

Evening Standard

Flight disruption easing as air traffic boss faces calls to resign

Hundreds of thousands of passengers were caught up in the disruption after flights were cancelled following a Nats technical issue on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Fury as passengers hit by UK flight chaos 'unlikely to get compensation'

Airlines are unlikely to have to pay out as the incident is expected to be put down to ‘extraordinary circumstances’ under passenger rights rules

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Passengers affected by air traffic control issue ‘unlikely to get compensation’

Travellers were caught up in the disruption after hundreds of flights were cancelled following a Nats technical issue on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Britain’s crumbling vital infrastructure cannot be allowed to fail

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The latest ‘technical glitch’ to cause widespread chaos at Britain’s airports must not be allowed to happen yet again. But preventing it will mean confronting the awesome challenge – and cost – of modernising air traffic control

The Independent UK

Flight chaos that left thousands stranded and could cost aviation industry £70m ‘was avoidable’

Downing Street said the government still had confidence in the boss of National Air Traffic Services, Martin Rolfe

Evening Standard

Transport Secretary does not believe air traffic control issue was ‘unavoidable’

Heidi Alexander told MPs that safety must remain air traffic controllers’ ‘over-riding priority’.

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The Independent UK

Government backs air traffic control chief after thousands face travel chaos

Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe has come under fire.

Evening Standard

When will flights at Heathrow and Gatwick get back to normal?

Disruption continues to ease on Thursday but there are still flight delays and cancellations

The Guardian - UK

Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations

Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidable

The Economic Times

UK flight chaos deepens as more than 150 flights cancelled after air traffic control glitch

UK travellers faced significant disruption as over 150 flights were cancelled on Wednesday. A technical glitch in air traffic control systems caused widespread chaos across Britain's airports. Heathrow Airport experienced the majority of the latest flight cancellations and delays. The National Air Traffic Services acknowledged the complex recovery process and…

France 24

Travellers in UK face ongoing disruption after air traffic control glitch

Flights from British airports began to resume Wednesday after a glitch in the country's air traffic control service left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded and 2,000 cancellations, costing airlines millions of pounds. Authorities warned that travellers would continue to experience delays as airlines scrambled to recover from the outage.

The Independent UK

Government to banish 60,000 ‘ironing board’ seats on busy commuter trains

The transport secretary has promised ‘more comfortable alternatives’ for rail passengers

Evening Standard

Thameslink set to replace ‘ironing board’ seats in major upgrade

More than 60,000 standard class seat base cushions in all 115 Thameslink trains will be replaced, along with improved backrests

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