Authorities canceled or delayed hundreds of flights on Monday, one of the busiest days of the week in the country, after air traffic controllers had to switch to manual systems.
British Transport Secretary Mark Harper said on Tuesday that a solution to the problem of widespread flight disruption would be needed.
The country and to it would take days after the air traffic control systems suffered a technical problem.
Expectations of the cause of the problem:-
Harper added that government officials do not believe the technical problem was caused by a cyber attack.
There will be some impact today, and I think it will last for a few more days as airlines get their planes and services back to normal,” he told the BBC on Tuesday.
The problem arose during the summer bank holiday on Monday, which is one of the busiest days of the year for air travel, the Associated Press reported.
Air traffic analysis at various airports:-
Air traffic analysis company Cirium said 232 flights were canceled by Monday afternoon that were scheduled to leave British airports, in addition to 271 incoming flights.
Dozens of flights were also canceled at Heathrow Airport, Europe’s busiest airport, in addition to the cancellation of at least 32 departures from Heathrow Airport on Tuesday, and the authorities canceled 31 arrival flights.
London’s second-busiest airport, Gatwick, said it planned to operate a normal schedule of flights on Tuesday but advised passengers to check with airlines before departing from the airport.
Heathrow Airport, the busiest airport in Britain, asked travelers via the “X” platform, previously Twitter, to contact their airlines before heading to the airport today.
Airlines said they are making changes to their flight schedules in an effort to transport as many passengers as possible, but some planes and their crews are not where they are supposed to be.
We are doing everything we can to get affected customers back on their way,” BA said on Twitter.
