London's airspace is temporarily closed due to a technical glitch.
London's airspace is temporarily closed due to a technical malfunction. This was reported on July 30 in the newspaper theTelegraph.
"The Pan-European Air Traffic Control Agency stated that the control zone in London is "temporarily unavailable due to technical problems" <...> The problems began this afternoon," the material says.
A representative of the Nats air traffic control company, responsible for the UK's airspace, acknowledged the existence of a "technical problem" and clarified that it was not yet known when the problems would be fixed.
It is noted that flights continue to land, but new incoming flights are temporarily not accepted. The terms of the restoration of work have not yet been specified.
The Reuters news agency reported that Edinburgh Airport is also facing an air traffic control issue that affects all departing flights.
Massive flight delays occurred on July 1 at Antalya Airport in Turkey. Akdeniz Gercek newspaper cited a strike by air traffic controllers demanding higher wages amid overwork as the reason for the delays. The association "Association of tour operators in the field of outbound tourism "Turpomosh" also explained the situation with a shortage of staff at Antalya Airport during peak periods.
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