UK air traffic controller blames a millisecond-software glitch for flight cancellations
A preliminary report from NATS attributed the cancellation of over 2,000 UK flights last week to a millisecond-software defect. The glitch occurred on September 8 and caused significant disruption at British airports and beyond.
LONDON (AP) — A preliminary report Friday blamed a millisecond-software defect for the cancellation of over 2,000 flights in and out of the United Kingdom last week. NATS, formerly known as National Air Traffic Services, said Friday that the glitch on Sept. 8 was behind the mayhem at British airports and beyond, rather than any...
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