Air traffic control system fault leaves passengers stranded

Sooraj Shah
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NATS says issue is "very complex and sophisticated with more than a million lines of software"

Thousands of passengers suffered from delays and cancellations over the weekend after a system failure at the National Air Traffic Service's (NATS) Swanwick control centre. In a notice at 12:30p...

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