More flights cancelled at Heathrow Airport
LONDON – London’s Heathrow Airport has cancelled more flights, the day after a computer glitch at an air traffic control centre led to a major disruption of air traffic into and out of London.
People wait, in the luggage hall of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, Dec 12, 2014. Photo: AP
LONDON – London’s Heathrow Airport has cancelled more flights, the day after a computer glitch at an air traffic control centre led to a major disruption of air traffic into and out of London.
Some 38 flights out of 1,300 were cancelled today (Dec 13) as airlines dealt with the knock-on effects of the shutdown.
Dozens of flights were cancelled yesterday following the computer failure at NATS, the UK-based air traffic management company. That shutdown led to planes and flight crews being out of position.
Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, put extra staff on duty in hopes of getting stranded passengers in the air.
Though the shutdown lasted about 35 minutes, Heathrow operates at nearly full capacity. So when the flights were cancelled, there was no place in the schedule to slot them. AP
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