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London airspace closed down

Timberrrrrrrr · 2014-12-12 15:29:48

London air traffic closed down until 7pm due to computer issues.

12-12-2014 3:29pm

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London air traffic closed down until 7pm due to computer issues.

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#2 12-12-2014 3:34pm

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Just read that there, but everything seems to be landing still?

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#3 12-12-2014 3:36pm

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http://news.sky.com/story/1390974/london-airspace-closed-amid-computer-failure

All airspace over London has been closed due to a computer failure, it has emerged.

A technical problem has been reported at Swanwick air traffic control centre, said NATS.

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#4 12-12-2014 3:36pm

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Looks to be arrivals indeed but I'd say no departures til at least 7

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#5 12-12-2014 3:37pm

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I mentioned this in the FR thread

Hearing on bbc radio 1 there that power cut has caused a computer failure..All flights delayed until at least 7pm.

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#6 12-12-2014 4:02pm

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Sounds like Die Hard 2 to me.

Where's John McClane?

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#7 12-12-2014 4:06pm

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System is back up and running. Backlog being cleared. Expect the media to take their time in stepping down from panic stations.

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#8 12-12-2014 4:16pm

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All of these planes need to go somewhere, but at this rate, it won't be Heathrow.

heh.

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#9 12-12-2014 4:17pm

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http://www.flightradar24.com/51.51,-0.28/9

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