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Number of flight cancellations in the UK due to the air traffic control issue
Downing Street has set a one-week deadline for Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe to deliver an interim report on the air traffic control glitch that caused over 2,000 flight cancellations.
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- Downing Street has ordered Nats chief Martin Rolfe to provide an interim report on the air traffic failure within one week
- The number of flight cancellations in the UK due to the air traffic control issue has exceeded 2,000
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- Sep 9 · 4:22 PM
The UK Transport Secretary stated that the air traffic control failure was avoidable.
- Sep 9 · 4:10 PM
Airlines have called for Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe to resign following the flight disruptions.
- Sep 9 · 4:10 PM
Airlines have called for the chief executive of Nats to resign following the air traffic control disruption.
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- Whether there will be leadership changes at Nats depending on the report's findings.
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- Sep 9 · 4:22 PM
The UK Transport Secretary stated that the air traffic control failure was avoidable.
- Sep 9 · 4:10 PM
Airlines have called for Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe to resign following the flight disruptions.
- Sep 9 · 4:10 PM
Airlines have called for the chief executive of Nats to resign following the air traffic control disruption.
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