Monday day turned into real chaos at some airports in the country. Great Britain due to a computer glitch in the flight plan processing system. Between 250 and 300 flights were affected in Spain, according to the agency. Independent from the airport manager aisle.

Return to full service vacation During the summer, thousands of passengers saw how impossible it was to fly from Spanish airfields to some British destinations. The problem affected the entire European network and forced delays to be applied to scheduled flights in order to guarantee flight safety.

By the end of the day on Monday, just over 280 flights were canceled at Spanish airports. V Palma de Mallorca Between departure and arrival, 40 people were injured. V Ibiza 35 canceled flights registered; in Alicante 31; in the south of Tenerife – 28; in Josep Tarradellas-Barcelona El Prat, 27; in Malaga-Costa del Sol, 24. For our part, in Adolfo Suarez-Madrid Barajas 14 flights were cancelled. Gran Canaria also suspended 15 operations; Lanzarote – 13 flights; and six more in Fuerteventura.

Figures of a manager who presides Maurici Lucena they may differ as airlines were still adjusting their operations on Tuesday. Airlines can cancel a flight, delay it or reschedule it to another day. Due to delays, it may have to be canceled due to crew overtime.

NATS, the UK air traffic services provider, explained that a flight scheduling issue affected the system’s ability to automatically process flight plans, so they had to be entered manually and therefore slower. “The failure of the system that manages flight plans can happen because all systems are prone to failure. But whenever this happens, the incident is controlled until the system recovers,” explain sources from the aviation sector.

The decision was in effect from noon until about 3 pm and had implications for the air navigation system in Spain. Added to this is another failure in Roman control centercausing hundreds of international flight delays and forcing the cancellation of many more.

Both the failure in the Italian country and the one that affected air traffic control areas London And Scotland they have had a “very significant impact on the Enaire network”, they are moving from a government agency to this newspaper.

In particular, when driving to/from the United Kingdom, Enaire complied with three traffic rules or reduced capacity. “Except for this, the rest of the day passed normally and without incident, which significantly affected the air traffic control and communications, navigation and surveillance services provided by Enaire,” they conclude.

Although the error was corrected a few hours after discovery on full vacation In the United Kingdom, the effects also extended into Tuesday. Several UK airports warned during the day that there would be “significant delays” to flights, although Aena ruled out relevant incidents on the Spanish network.

British Transport Minister Mark Harper has publicly apologized to travelers for suspending their flights on such compromised dates. “I hope that the airlines will assume their responsibility to ensure that people return home, provide them with an alternative flight and take care of food, drink and accommodation,” the minister added.

“I know that people will be very disappointed with the outages that affect them. Fortunately, situations like this are rare and the problem itself was fixed in a matter of hours, but the failure obviously continues and will last a little longer, ”a company representative said. british prime minister, Rishi Sunak.

Overall, giants like Irish low-cost airline Ryanair had to cancel 250 flights on Monday and another 70 on Tuesday. In total, around 40,000 air passengers have been affected by flight delays and cancellations, according to the group’s CEO. Michael O’Learyvideo on social media.