Over a hundred flights in and out of Irish airports were affected after British airspace suffered a technical failure.
Britain’s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) said it was experiencing a “technical problem” although it had been “identified and resolved”.
NATS had previously said it was “facing a technical problem and has applied restrictions on traffic flow to maintain safety.”
“Engineers are working to find and fix the bug. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Graeme McQueen, the media relations manager for Daa, the operator of Dublin airport, said his team is working to help all passengers resume their travel plans “as quickly and safely as possible” affected by the ongoing security issues. air traffic control in the UK.
“Passengers intending to fly today and tomorrow are reminded to check their flight status with their airline before traveling to the airport,” it said.
Cork and Dublin airports have warned their customers that the issue could lead to delays and cancellations.
“Air traffic control issues in the UK today are causing delays and cancellations on some flights in and out of Cork Airport,” X read in an earlier statement on Twitter.
“We recommend all passengers traveling today to check their flight status with their airline before they travel.”
Dublin Airport also issued a similar statement.
At Ireland West Airport, also known as Knock Airport, passengers are advised to expect some flight delays. Shannon Airport says the Ryanair Gatwick outbound (FR1182) and inbound (FR1183) service has been canceled due to enforced aircraft flow control.
Jack Chambers has warned of a “major” knock-on effect on flights to and from Ireland as a result of Britain’s lack of air traffic control.
A Shannon airport spokesperson advised all passengers due to fly out of Shannon on Monday afternoon to check their flight status with their airline prior to departure.
At Cork airport, seven flights were canceled and three were delayed.
The seven canceled flights include the 1:45pm flight from Paris CDG, 2:55pm from Liverpool, 3:10pm from London LHR, 4:05pm from London STN, 4:35pm from Frankfurt FRA, 4:35pm from Manchester and the one at 4:40 p.m. from Amsterdam.
Seven flights due to leave Cork airport were also canceled and three departures delayed. The seven canceled departures include the 12.15pm flight to Liverpool, the 12.50pm flight to London STN, the 1.40pm flight to Manchester, the 2.25pm flight to Paris CDG, the 3.15pm flight to London HTR, the 5.10pm to amsterdam and 5.10pm flight to frankfurt I’m main. FRA.
As of 2:15 p.m., 10 flights departing from Dublin Airport have been delayed and 26 flights due to depart from Dublin Airport have also been cancelled. They include flights to various airports in London, La Rochelle, Berlin, Amsterdam, Manchester, Munich, Hamburg and Budapest.
A further 42 flights due to arrive at Dublin Airport were also delayed and another 20 were canceled entirely.
They include flights from various airports in Edinburgh, Malaga, Paris, Warsaw, Krakow and London.
The Secretary of State for Transport, Jack Chambers, has warned of a “major” knock-on effect on flights to and from Ireland as a result of Britain’s lack of air traffic control.
“Traffic flow restrictions have been introduced to keep the skies safe and this will have a significant impact on passengers traveling in and out of Dublin and there are a lot of time slot restrictions,” Chambers told RTÉ Radio One.
“Therefore we encourage customers to contact their airline for up to date information, but this will have a major impact on travel to Ireland due obviously to the nature and proximity of the UK space.
“Many passengers will be affected and will experience delays of several hours and we encourage them to contact their airlines.”
An Aer Lingus spokesperson said: “Due to a failure in the UK air traffic control flight planning systems, which is outside the control of Aer Lingus, there are severe restrictions on all flights flying to and over the UK airspace today.
“As there are possible delays and cancellations, we ask that you check the status of your flight before you arrive at the airport today.”
Ryanair said: “Due to another UK ATC failure, Ryanair is forced to delay/cancel a number of flights to/from the UK today, Monday 28th August.
“All affected passengers will be informed of their options to change flights (free of charge) to another Ryanair flight or receive a full refund.”
At Stansted, Ryanair passengers were told to wait at the gate until further notice, the Palestinian Authority said.
British Airways said in a statement: “We are working closely with NATS to understand the impact of the technical issue affecting UK airspace and will keep our customers up to date with the latest information.”
BBC presenter Gabby Logan said she was overwhelmed by the issue.
He posted on X: “On a plane on the runway at the Budapest airport. After almost 3 weeks away from home I spent hours hugging my family.
“And I’ve just been told that UK airspace is closed. We could be here for 12 hours. So we sit on the plane and wait.
2023-08-28 23:05:16
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