LON airspace was closed due to a failure (unconfirmed as power) at the Swansick facility [1]. Hence, the EU regulators have required them shut the airspace.
I would imagine being an air traffic controller right now would be very stressful. London Heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the world, Gatwick is also pretty popular as well. Having to reroute planes out of London to alternative airports throughout Europe must be one hell of a task. But having said that, I bet every major airport in the world has a plan B for this kind of thing.
Stop downvoting me unnecessarily. I am stating my reasoning of avoiding London airport, and it makes reasonable sense. Similar thing has happened to London ATC before, as per the video report in the article, where a new upgrade to the software disrupted flights last year. Together with all the Iceland volcanoes etc., my reasons to avoid this airport are all legitimate.
Even if you have other choices, you don't need to downvote me.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 39.7 ms ] threadLON airspace was closed due to a failure (unconfirmed as power) at the Swansick facility [1]. Hence, the EU regulators have required them shut the airspace.
1: http://www.nats.aero/news/swanwick-technical-failure/
Allegedly UPS failure.
Even if you have other choices, you don't need to downvote me.