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Re:Deep dive into the UK air traffic control meltdown by lozenge on Monday September 11, 2023 @04:14PM (#37473004)
But they have 4 hours to reach out to the one plane whose flight plan didn't get processed and tell them to land somewhere else.
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Re:Deep dive into the UK air traffic control meltdown by ivraatiems on Monday September 11, 2023 @04:55PM (#37473570)
Assuming they can identify that plane.

Aviation is incredibly risk-averse, which is part of why it's one of the safest modes of travel that exists. I can't imagine any aviation administration in a developed country being OK with a "yeah just keep going" approach in this situation.

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