This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-46668635
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Birmingham Airport: Flights halted amid air traffic control fault | Birmingham Airport: Flights halted amid air traffic control fault |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Flights have resumed at Birmingham Airport after an air traffic control fault temporarily halted services. | Flights have resumed at Birmingham Airport after an air traffic control fault temporarily halted services. |
| The technical glitch happened at 18:00 GMT and led to flights being suspended or diverted from the airport. "High" delays were reported. | |
| A spokesman for the airport 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. | 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. |
| The airport spokesman added: "Birmingham Airport has now resolved the issue and operations have now resumed. We thank passengers for their patience and apologise for any inconvenience this has caused." | |
| In a statement, Eurocontrol previously said arrivals were "unavailable" and there were "few flights with high delays". | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 |
| Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: | Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: |
| Or use the form below: | Or use the form below: |