Staikouras visit to CAA and KEPATH-M – Ch. Alexopoulou: “Greek air traffic and airport ground handling worked efficiently and the large volume of delays was absorbed immediately”
“Alarm Expiration” signaled on Monday night for flights of Greek interest affected by the “technical issue” that arose at British air traffic control and caused a domino of delays and cancellations in Europe. The system has been fixed after six to seven hours, according to an update from London, however, in many countries the problems with flights remain.
The Civil Aviation Service and the KEPATH-M (Athens-Macedonia Area Control Center) were visited on Monday evening by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Staikourasaccompanied by the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, responsible for Transport, Christina Alexopoulou and the Secretary General of Transport, Yannis Xifaras.
The three of them were informed by the CAA commander Mr. Dritsako, as well as by the air traffic controllers, about the temporary disruption that occurred due to the technical problems in Britain’s flight planning system.
“Greek air and ground traffic airport services worked efficiently and the large volume of delays was immediately absorbed. We remain ready,” Ms. Alexopoulou stated in her post on social media.
230 flights from Brittany and 271 flights to Britain have been cancelled, a total of over 500 flights, SKAI correspondent in London Thanasis Gavos emphasized earlier. Delays reached 12 hours in some cases, and concern four out of five flights involving UK airports. There are about 80 flights affected for passengers from Greece, the SKAI correspondent pointed out.
The technical problem happened on Monday, public holiday in Britainand traditionally one of the busiest days at British airports, as holidaymakers extended their holidays and were due to return not only from Athens and Thessaloniki, but also from the islands bound for not only London, but also many regional airports.
The British Transport Secretary Mark Harper it acknowledged that flights are “unfortunately still affected”.
“I would encourage all passengers to read the UK FSA’s guidance and know their rights when flights are delayed or cancelled,” he added.
The CAA, or Civil Aviation Authority, is the statutory body that oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in Britain.
Source: Skai
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