Report: Military Aircraft Data Triggered UK Air Traffic Control Failure
A report attributes a major UK air traffic control meltdown, which grounded thousands of flights, to 'spurious' data entered by a military aircraft.
A military aircraft's entry of "spurious" data into the United Kingdom's air traffic control system caused a widespread failure that forced thousands of flights to be grounded, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, the report said the erroneous data entry triggered a meltdown within the wider air traffic control network. The disruption reportedly lasted several hours and required multiple attempts before the system could be restarted.
The failure led to significant disruption across UK airspace, with thousands of flights grounded as authorities worked to restore normal operations, the sources said.
Details on the exact nature of the military aircraft's data entry and the identity of the aircraft involved were not specified in the report. Anadolu Agency did not name the sources cited in its account of the incident.
Further official confirmation regarding the cause of the outage and its full scope has not been independently verified.
Sources
- Military aircraft caused UK air traffic failure that forced thousands of flights to be grounded: Report — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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