UK air traffic meltdown 'one in 15 million' event

UK air traffic meltdown on Aug 28 stranded thousands and cancelled 1,500 flights during busy travel season
NATS boss says it was a "one in 15 million" system fail event triggered by duplicate waypoint names
Report says system entered fail-safe mode and couldn't process flight plan with duplicate waypoints
Regulator will review if NATS breached obligations and may have to cover costs up to £100 million
easyJet calls for full independent review of NATS systems beyond just this incident

reuters.com

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