London airspace restriction due to server failure

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15 December 2014

London airspace was closed on 12 December until 19:00 due to a ‘technical failure’ at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS).

European air traffic control coordinating organisation Eurocontrol said, “There has been a failure of the flight data computer server at London ACC [area control centre].

“Engineers are working on the problem and more information will be given will available. Only already airborne traffic will be accepted.”

The UK’s air traffic coordination organisation NATS had said at 16.15 UK time on the day that systems had been restored. However, based on the experience of previous outages, this process could last some hours.

The restrictions caused disruption for Irish flights, resulting in cancellations and diversions.

The failure came a week after NATS announced a €3 billion, Europe-wide project to upgrade the continent’s air traffic management systems, with four airline groups, operators of 25 airports and 11 air traffic control provider joining forces.

The control centre suffered a server failure just over one year ago.

 

Charlotte Jee, IDG News Service

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