Air traffic control glitch delays European flights
14:08, 21 August 2010
LONDON. August 21. KAZINFORM An air traffic control problem has hit hundreds of flights using northern European airspace; Kazinform refers to BBC.
Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg were among the countries affected.
The problem was centred on the Eurocontrol radar system, based at Maastricht in the Netherlands.
Eurocontrol later confirmed the system had returned to normal capacity, but said the backlog of flights would mean delays continuing into the evening.
Eurocontrol said "equipment problems" affected its air navigation services for flights in airspace above 7,500m (24,600 ft).
About 700 flights have been affected, said Europe's air traffic control system.
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