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Airlines count cost of UK traffic control failure

(Alliance News) - The worst disruption to UK air traffic control in almost a decade following a technical fault risks costing carriers around GBP100 million, the head of global airline body IATA estimated Wednesday.

UK air traffic control meltdown fault won't happen again - NATS

Head of air traffic control provider says issue fixed

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Britain's air traffic control failure to cost airlines 100 mln stg -IATA head

LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The cost to airlines from Britain's air traffic control failure on Monday is likely to reach about 100 million pounds ($126 million), Willie Walsh, the head of global airlines group IATA told the BBC on Wednesday. ($1 = 0.7920 pounds) (Reporting by Sarah Young, editing by Elizabeth Piper)

UK air traffic control says problem which caused flight cancellations won't happen again

LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The disruption to flights into and out of Britain caused by a technical failure on Monday will not happen again after changes were made to the system, the head of the country's air traffic control group NATS said.

UK air traffic failure set to disrupt flights for days

Around 1,500 flights cancelled on Monday

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UK government orders review into air traffic control chaos

(Alliance News) - The UK government on Tuesday ordered a review after the country's air traffic control system suffered its worst disruption in almost ten years, stranding thousands of passengers.  

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE outperforms peers; housebuilders rise

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was outperforming its European peers at midday on Tuesday, amid news that UK consumer price inflation is decelerating and the government is scrapping some rules to boost housebuilding.

UK air travel disruption to last for days -minister

LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - British transport minister Mark Harper said it would take days to resolve the widespread disruption to flights into and out of the country after air traffic control systems were hit by a technical problem.

Travel disruption could last days after UK air traffic control fault

(Alliance News) - Travel disruption could last for days after flights were cancelled leaving thousands of passengers stranded following an air traffic control technical fault.

UK air traffic issue fixed but flight disruption to continue

LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Britain's National Air Traffic Service (NATS) was hit by a technical problem for several hours on Monday, causing widespread disruption to flights in UK airspace that it said would continue for some time even though the issue was fixed.

UPDATE: Dozens of flights cancelled after UK air traffic control fault

(Alliance News) - Hundreds of flights to and from the UK are estimated to have been cancelled this bank holiday, leaving passengers stranded, after an air traffic control failure.

Airlines warn of delays as UK airspace hit by technical fault

(Alliance News) - Air passengers have been warned they face delays after UK air traffic control systems were hit by a technical fault.

UK airspace hit by technical fault - National Air Traffic Services

(Alliance News) - UK airspace has been hit by a technical fault, the country's leading provider of air traffic control services said.

Rising prices for travel yet to curb wanderlust

LONDON/CHICAGO/NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The post-pandemic travel boom and the high ticket prices that come with it show no signs of slowing well into next year, despite economic uncertainty and dwindling household savings.

Rising prices for travel do not appear to be curbing wanderlust

LONDON/CHICAGO/NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The post-pandemic travel boom and the high ticket prices that come with it show no signs of slowing well into next year, despite economic uncertainty and dwindling household savings.