A techical fault that meant flights plans across the country had to be inputted manually has seen disruption to airline schedules on one of the busiest days of the year
Thousands of passengers were stranded at airports across the country with over 500 flights cancelled
A statement issued by Manchester Airport this afternoon said
As a result of the nationwide technical problems there continues to be some d check the status of your flight with your airline
As some flights are arriving and departing on our terminals might be busier than anticipated, with our airlines and their handling agents to go as smoothly as possible.
Tne situation now appears to be returning to normal according to reports
The NAT said that it has identified and remedied the technical issue affecting our flight planning system this morning.
@We are now working closely with airlines and airports to manage the flights affected as efficiently as possible. Our engineers will be carefully monitoring the system’s performance as we return to normal operations.”
The flight planning issue affected the system’s ability to automatically process flight plans, meaning that flight plans had to be processed manually which cannot be done at the same volume, hence the requirement for traffic flow restrictions. Our priority is always to ensure that every flight in the UK remains safe and we are sincerely sorry for the disruption this is causing. Please contact your airline for information on how this may affect your flight.
