July and August are the months of British travelers’ greatest “escape”. Schools have been closed, the parliament The same, while the rhythms, even in the largest cities in the country, are significantly reduced. In fact, according to data from the Cirium Air Data Analysis company, the Independent also mentions in the Gatwick – The second busiest airport in the world with a runway – on average each airplane will land or take off every 95 seconds. In fact, for a few days of August this time will be reduced – for peak hours – to 65 seconds.

So he doesn’t surprise that yesterday’s problem in the country’s air traffic control department disrupted all of his airports UK. In fact, air transport experts warn that the problems will continue until the tight timetables that airports must currently have to follow.

Complaints by passengers and airline

Even today, passengers are required to check their flight information before going to any British airport. From the morning ten flights, from and to Headthey were canceled, while Stanstend and Gatwick airports describe the situation as “normal” and “stable”.

It is noteworthy that yesterday’s problem in the Air Traffic Control Department canceled more than 150 flights and stabbed thousands more to the ground. The NATS management company apologized, saying it took 20 minutes to solve the problem, while stressing that the systems were fully operational within one hour. It should be noted that the problem is referred to as “radar -related” and does not appear to have been related to cyberattack.

However, airlines call for explanations from the management company and the resignation of this Managing Director, Martin Rolf. The airline took stricter attitude Ryanairstating that “it is outrageous for passengers to confront again with delays and problems due to Martin Rolf’s ongoing mismanagement”, calling for him to resign and accusing him of “inability” at the same time.

Today, Transport Minister Heidi Alexander has confirmed that she will meet Rolf “in order to understand what happened and how they could jointly prevent similar incidents in the future”.

Similar problem in 2023

The journalist and travel correspondent Simon CalderSpeaking to the BBC, he stressed that “the issue is that at this time everything is on a stretched rope, travelers’ mobility is increased and airlines cannot absorb the problem.”

It is recalled that in the summer of 2023 NATS again had a problem with the Air Traffic Control Department (ATC). In August of that year, more than 700,000 passengers were influenced by the cancellations of more than 500 flights at the United Kingdom’s largest airports.