Air Traffic Control Network Failure in Uk

[Dalartokat]

For information…… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66637817

https://news.sky.com/story/network-wide ... s-12949638


If you’re meeting anyone from airport/s or expecting departures to U.K. there could be serious delays and this may affect all flights around the World….ie Los Angeles are already delayed by 15 hours to U.K……If a flight is already in U.K. airspace it may land.

Currently some flights are being diverted to Europe.

[come_on_aylin]

Our daughter is leaving for UK later, we were notified of a 45 minute delay just before we planned to leave for the airport...not sure what will happen when she gets to Ercan or Istanbul if she gets there today.

[Dalartokat]

Our daughter is leaving for UK later, we were notified of a 45 minute delay just before we planned to leave for the airport...not sure what will happen when she gets to Ercan or Istanbul if she gets there today.

It’s changing all the time, but the advice is to get in touch with the carrier.

[come_on_aylin]

The carrier, Pegasus, has kept her informed via their app. She is en route to Istanbul after a 45 minute delay, unrelated to UK problems. She was informed that the flight from Istanbul is running 95 minutes late but that could change. When we've had delays with Pegasus before we've found them to be helpful, can't say same for TA

[Dalartokat]

The carrier, Pegasus, has kept her informed via their app. She is en route to Istanbul after a 45 minute delay, unrelated to UK problems. She was informed that the flight from Istanbul is running 95 minutes late but that could change. When we've had delays with Pegasus before we've found them to be helpful, can't say same for TA

Well not as bad as it’s been sounding here in U.K. but not seen the latest since I last posted to you. Hopefully she’s with you soon.


Just seen this hopefully all fixed…

Where are we up to?
We launched our live coverage of the "technical issues" affecting UK air traffic control just after midday. More than seven hours in and, while delays are continuing, the actual cause of the disruption has been fixed.

A lot has happened so here's a reminder of the key developments:

Nats released a statement shortly after midday saying there was a problem which meant they were having to limit the number of aircraft they could handle
Airlines and airports began warning of lengthening delays and advising passengers to check the latest information before heading out
The BBC began receiving reports from passengers - especially those overseas - who were either facing long waits or having their return flights cancelled.
Just after 15:30 BST, UK air traffic control service Nats announced it had "identified and remedied the technical issue"
But the promising news was tempered by Transport Secretary Mark Harper, who said that despite fix, flights were still "unfortunately affected"
Delays and cancellations ensued, with British Airways advising short-haul passengers not to travel to the airport unless their flight is shown to be operating
We've heard from many frustrated passengers across the day, including one mother who, accompanied by her six-year-old, had faced two flight cancellations in two days
And another woman told us she had missed a heart transplant check-up after her flight was cancelled from Belfast Airport
We'll continue our rolling coverage for a while longer, as well as updating our main news story.

[come_on_aylin]

She ended up spending 2 and a half hours at Istanbul and arrived at Stansted only 2 hours 10 minutes after schedule. She was very lucky as the 2 earlier flights from Istanbul to Stansted were cancelled so I imagine that a lot of those passengers are still there.

[Dalartokat]

She ended up spending 2 and a half hours at Istanbul and arrived at Stansted only 2 hours 10 minutes after schedule. She was very lucky as the 2 earlier flights from Istanbul to Stansted were cancelled so I imagine that a lot of those passengers are still there.

That’s good, yes there is a backlog and saying it can affect flights for a few days.

Wait for investigation now as to what caused it all.