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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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  1. Sep 9 · 4:22 PM

    The UK Transport Secretary stated that the air traffic control failure was avoidable.

  2. Sep 9 · 4:10 PM

    Airlines have called for Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe to resign following the flight disruptions.

  3. 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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  • The precise technical failure that caused the automated flight planning system to crash.
  • Whether there will be leadership changes at Nats depending on the report's findings.

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  1. Sep 9 · 4:22 PM

    The UK Transport Secretary stated that the air traffic control failure was avoidable.

  2. Sep 9 · 4:10 PM

    Airlines have called for Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe to resign following the flight disruptions.

  3. 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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