Air traffic control failure?

[moochedit]

Alas, we don't get the one at the start of August down here.

Scotland have their school summer holidays start and finish earlier than england so i guess they move the bank holiday to fit with that.

 

[Spymaster]

Agreed. People really need to stop linking to the Daily Mail.

Load of old bollocks.

 

[moochedit]

Have they tried turning it on and off again?

 

[Serge Forward]

Load of old far right bollocks.

Fixed for you.

 

[Spymaster]

Fixed for you.

Silly boy.

 

[platinumsage]

There's more info here for those who prefer to avert their gaze from Daily Mail links:

Thousands stranded by air traffic control failure …and delays could last DAYS

THOUSANDS of air passengers are still stranded by a major air traffic control failure this morning – and the effects could last DAYS. A “technical issue” that grounded 500 flights…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[spitfire]

ffs

 

[WouldBe]

Oh for fucks sakes.

I’m supposed to be back at work tomorrow covering for the boss while he’s away.

I shouldn't worry, it's not as if managers do much anyway.

 

[MickiQ]

Somewhere will be a few hapless techies trying to fix this whilst about ten times as many managers keep interrupting them to demand updates.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Scotland have their school summer holidays start and finish earlier than england so i guess they move the bank holiday to fit with that.

august bank holiday used to be start of august in england but it got moved, some time round early 70s. scotland didn't move it.

not sure why

 

[spitfire]

I shouldn't worry, it's not as if managers do much anyway.

True but being in the same country is usually the bare minimum requirement.

 

[hippogriff]

august bank holiday used to be start of august in england but it got moved, some time round early 70s. scotland didn't move it.

not sure why

Changed in 1971 in England from the first Monday in August, due to clashing with the traditional 2 week shutdown of many companies. Not that that tradition lasted for much longer anyway

 

[kabbes]

I’m flying to Zurich at 5:30. My first flight in five years. What would Alanis say?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Gatwick said to be operating normally.

I thought that was odd, looks like news of the problem hadn't reached their spokesperson.

Gatwick Airport​

Sky News reported that Gatwick had insisted at first it was operating as usual before later confirming it was hit too. It is not the only airport to be hit by the issue after initially thinking it was operating as usual.

Every UK airport affected by massive air traffic control failure - see full list

The UK's air space has been plunged into turmoil after NATS was forced to severely limit planes both coming in and taking off, affecting hundreds of thousands of people

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[spitfire]

I thought that was odd, looks like news of the problem hadn't reached their spokesperson.

Every UK airport affected by massive air traffic control failure - see full list

The UK's air space has been plunged into turmoil after NATS was forced to severely limit planes both coming in and taking off, affecting hundreds of thousands of people

www.mirror.co.uk

Buggeration.

 

[A380]

Can you all do a whip-round so I can hire a helicopter to Wales please?

We did and got you this:

 

[spitfire]

We did and got you this:

View attachment 389250

I’m humbled.

Fucking flight cancelled. Arse biscuits.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I’m humbled.

Fucking flight cancelled. Arse biscuits.

You and kabbes should be doing things the true urban way anyways, local buses probably best, Puddy_Tat could easily string some routes together from Dublin to London and Dorking to Zurich...

 

[cupid_stunt]

Fucking flight cancelled. Arse biscuits.

Is it worth trying to get the train & ferry?

It's an arse of a journey, but at least you should get home.

 

[Petcha]

There's more info here for those who prefer to avert their gaze from Daily Mail links:

Thousands stranded by air traffic control failure …and delays could last DAYS

THOUSANDS of air passengers are still stranded by a major air traffic control failure this morning – and the effects could last DAYS. A “technical issue” that grounded 500 flights…

www.thesun.co.uk

Actual lolz...

Yeh, the scum... that'll appease the juvenile keyboard warriors on here

 

[spitfire]

Is it worth trying to get the train & ferry?

It's an arse of a journey, but at least you should get home.

I’m on the checkout page. It’s not a bad trip. I usually do it that way but this was a very tight visit so couldn’t spend an extra day at each end.

 

[spitfire]

You and kabbes should be doing things the true urban way anyways, local buses probably best, Puddy_Tat could easily string some routes together from Dublin to London and Dorking to Zurich...

I was on Ryanair 122 to Gatwick, airport say it’s cancelled but nothing from Ryanair.

What’s your take on the situation? I imagine it’s hard to make any predictions and impossible to say if I’ll get on another plane to London? Might head to the airport and see what happens.

 

[two sheds]

The machines are going on strike it's the beginning of the end

 

[Bingoman]

Some stories and pic on here which tell the sfory

Air traffic control latest: Flights cancelled, Britons stuck on tarmac abroad and warning disruption could last into week

The latest updates as air traffic controllers across the UK are experiencing a technical fault, leaving Britons stranded across Europe. Many flights have been cancelled and fears are mounting that disruption will last into the week.

news.sky.com

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I was on Ryanair 122 to Gatwick, airport say it’s cancelled but nothing from Ryanair.

What’s your take on the situation? I imagine it’s hard to make any predictions and impossible to say if I’ll get on another plane to London? Might head to the airport and see what happens.

Ryanair's still selling tickets on that flight. I would go to the airport ASAP and see what you can get on. Of course being end of summer bank holiday a lot of flights would have been sold out some time ago...

 

[kabbes]

My flight has now theoretically been delayed until 00:55 but who knows in practice? Either way it’s pointless — I was only flying so that I could deliver a keynote at 9:30am. I’m not going to arrive in Zurich at 3am and be up and giving a speech in 6 hours. They’ll have to arrange what I would have always wanted in the first place, which is to do it remotely. Business travel was always stupid, which is why I haven’t gone further than to Paris by train in five years. This has totally reinforced my belief.

 

[Bingoman]

Just a thought where the the hell is the Transport Secretary

 

[petee]

Oh for fucks sakes.

I’m supposed to be back at work tomorrow covering for the boss while he’s away.

your absence will leave the employees to organize themselves, learning in the process that they need no boss and striking a blow for anti-hierarchical forms (anarchist actions thread -------> )

 

[spitfire]

Ryanair's still selling tickets on that flight. I would go to the airport ASAP and see what you can get on. Of course being end of summer bank holiday a lot of flights would have been sold out some time ago...

Cool thanks. That was what I was thinking. Will do that. Cheers.

 

[Bingoman]

BA plane looks like its about to take off from Gatwick on Sky news