Heathrow and Gatwick Airports have warning to travellers that flights will stay ‘considerably disrupted’ for the remainder of the day, following points with air visitors management this afternoon (Monday, August 28).
A UK air visitors management failure led to flight plans being inputted manually by controllers, inflicting chaos for all planes attempting to depart or arrive utilizing UK airspace on a busy August financial institution vacation.
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A spokesperson for Heathrow Airport has mentioned flights will stay ‘considerably disrupted’ for the remainder of the day.
They mentioned: “We ask passengers to only travel to the airport if their flight is confirmed as still operating. Teams across Heathrow are working as hard as they can to minimise the knock-on impacts and assist those whose journeys have been affected.”
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British Airways advised passengers as we speak that no flights could be taking off earlier than 6pm tonight, and check-in desks had been closed. On Gatwick Airport’s web site, in a banner on the prime of the principle web page, an announcement reads: “Air visitors management supplier NATS is presently experiencing a nationwide technical concern affecting all UK flights.
“London Gatwick is seeing a number of delays and cancellations consequently. We apologise for any inconvenience. Please contact your airline for additional info.”
Chelsea Fagan’s flight from Santorini again to Gatwick has been delayed for 11 hours. She mentioned she and her associate Alex had been feeling “indignant and pissed off” by the shortage of communication from easyJet.
She advised MyLondon: “We’ve not been advised something, simply to show up on the airport and sit there for 11+ hours. We’ve not been advised whether or not we should always get there later or not, or whether or not we will be put up in a lodge.”
She continued: “We’re going to need to go right down to the airport quickly as we do not wish to lose money however I’m fuming that nobody has up to date us for over 3 hours with any info. The flight has modified occasions over 4 occasions and nobody has contacted us.”
Shell’s husband was resulting from fly from Gatwick to Amsterdam this afternoon with British Airways, however the flight has been delayed greater than 9 hours till 1.20am. Shell mentioned: “He went to the airport and queued for ages to talk to somebody to be advised all BA flights have now been cancelled.”
The National Air Traffic Service (NATS) has now mentioned the technical concern has been resolved, however many flights proceed to be delayed or cancelled.
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