BREAKING! Computer Failure Shuts Down London Airspace

Computer malfunctioning BlackBox Nigeria gathered has led to the shutting down of one of the busiest airport in Europe. London Heathrow Airport is a major international airport in West London, England, United Kingdom.

Heathrow is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traff, ic

London air space has been closed due to a computer failure, the European air control agency Eurocontrol has said.


Airspace will be closed over the British capital until 7pm, the BBC reported.
Officials at Heathrow airport said there was a power outage at the Nats control centre in Swanwick. Its statement gave no indication how long the situation was expected to continue.

The statement said “flights are currently experiencing delays and we will update passengers as soon as we have more information.”
It added: “Nats can confirm that a technical problem has been reported at Swanwick air traffic control centre.

“We apologise for any delays and our incident response team has been mobilised.
“Every possible action is being taken to assist in resolving the situation and to confirm the details.

“Further information will be released as it becomes available.”

With hundreds of flights taking off and landing from Heathrow alone, the closure of London airspace will lead to numerous diversions and delays.

NATS is the main provider of air traffic control services in the UK, handling 2.2 million flights and 220 million passengers in UK airspace.


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