Big Flight Chaos in Great Britain
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In Great Britain there are problems in the sky. A technical fault hits the flight control NATS. On Tuesday people cancel 1300 flights. On Wednesday more than 170 flights are cancelled. The airport London-Heathrow has many problems.
Many people sleep on the floor at the airport. NATS says the fault is gone. But normal work takes time. There is a big backlog of flights. Also flights from Zurich, Frankfurt and Vienna are cancelled.
The boss of NATS is Martin Rolfe. He says it is no hacker attack. There is a problem in the system. The traffic minister Heidi Alexander wants to talk to him. Some flight firms want the resignation of Martin Rolfe. There are similar problems in the past.
Many people sleep on the floor at the airport. NATS says the fault is gone. But normal work takes time. There is a big backlog of flights. Also flights from Zurich, Frankfurt and Vienna are cancelled.
The boss of NATS is Martin Rolfe. He says it is no hacker attack. There is a problem in the system. The traffic minister Heidi Alexander wants to talk to him. Some flight firms want the resignation of Martin Rolfe. There are similar problems in the past.
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Definitions
- Flight Control
- An organization that directs and monitors the traffic of airplanes in the sky and at the airport.
- Cancellation
- When a planned date or a flight is cancelled and does not take place.
- Hacker Attack
- A targeted attack from the outside on computer systems or networks via the internet.
People
- Martin Rolfe
- He is the head of the British company for flight control named NATS.
- Heidi Alexander
- She is the current minister for traffic in Great Britain.
Locations
- London-Heathrow
- This is the largest and most important airport near the British capital London.
- Great Britain
- An island nation in the northwest of Europe to which England, Scotland and Wales belong.
Sources
The Guardian
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