Military jet reportedly triggered UK air traffic control outage
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A military aircraft reportedly caused the UK's air traffic control outage earlier this week. Sources told the Financial Times that spurious flight data entered by the jet triggered a system meltdown that took hours to restart.
Key Facts
- The outage grounded flights across the UK earlier this week.
- The Financial Times reported that spurious flight data from a military jet triggered the system failure.
- The air traffic control system took hours and several attempts to restart.
Reported Cause
Sources told the Financial Times that a military aircraft entered spurious flight data into the UK's air traffic control system. The entry triggered a series of events that caused a meltdown within the wider air traffic control system. The system took hours, and several attempts, to restart.
Flight Disruption
The outage grounded flights across the UK earlier this week. The disruption lasted for hours while engineers worked to restore the system.
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