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Birmingham Airport: Flights halted amid air traffic control fault | Birmingham Airport: Flights halted amid air traffic control fault |
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Flights have resumed at Birmingham Airport after an air traffic control fault temporarily halted services. | |
Flights were suspended or diverted from the airport due to the technical glitch, which happened at 18:00 GMT. | |
A spokesman said operations had resumed and thanked passengers for their patience. | |
Services were expected to be affected until 22:00 GMT, air traffic management organisation Eurocontrol had said. | |
It added that the fault was due to a failure of the electronic flight plan system. | It added that the fault was due to a failure of the electronic flight plan system. |
In a statement, Eurocontrol previously said arrivals were "unavailable" and there were "few flights with high delays". | |
Passengers have been advised to check with their airline regarding departures and arrivals. | |
People due to board flights have reported having to wait for hours and complained of long delays. | People due to board flights have reported having to wait for hours and complained of long delays. |
It comes after days of travel misery for passengers at Gatwick Airport, which saw roughly 140,000 passengers affected when a drone was apparently spotted around the runway, forcing bosses to ground flights. | |
Last month, Birmingham airport bosses announced a major expansion plan to grow passengers numbers by 40% over the next 15 years. | |
Has your journey been affected by flight suspensions at Birmingham Airport? Tell us about your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk | Has your journey been affected by flight suspensions at Birmingham Airport? Tell us about your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk |
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