Air Traffic Control Malfunction
London Heathrow, Europe’s largest hub, has also been affected by the disruption.
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A technical glitch in air traffic control has caused chaos at several British airports. Swiss passengers are also affected. So far, the airline has had to cancel ten flights.
Today at 18:48Here’s what it’s all aboutA disruption in air traffic control has caused chaos at airports across the United Kingdom.More than 1,000 Swiss passengers were also affected. The airline had to cancel ten flights to London and Manchester.Swiss expects further disruptions.Summary created with
Today at 18:48Here’s what it’s all aboutA disruption in air traffic control has caused chaos at airports across the United Kingdom.More than 1,000 Swiss passengers were also affected. The airline had to cancel ten flights to London and Manchester.Swiss expects further disruptions.Summary created withAs of Tuesday evening, Swiss has canceled ten individual flights to and from London and Manchester. The reason for this is a disruption in air traffic control in the United Kingdom.
So far, 1,007 passengers have been affected by flight cancellations to and from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London City, and Manchester, Swiss announced to the Keystone-SDA news agency. The airline expects further delays and cancellations.
It was stated that it is not yet possible to reliably estimate how long the restrictions will last or what impact they will have on flight operations. Larger aircraft are scheduled to be used on certain routes on Wednesday to provide additional capacity.
Swiss is doing everything it can to minimize the impact on its passengers, as the airline stated. Passengers will be automatically rebooked onto the next available flight and are advised to check the status of their flight regularly. In addition, the customer service hotline is available.
Disruption in the United Kingdom
A technical glitch in air traffic control caused chaos at several airports in the United Kingdom. According to reports, many flights were unable to take off as scheduled. Among the airports affected were London’s Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted, as well as Manchester and Birmingham.
Nats, the company responsible for air traffic control in many areas, stated that the issue was related to the flight operations system. They said they were working to resolve it, but that it could take some time.