UK air traffic failure: What are the consequences?

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Air traffic controllers across the country are experiencing a technical fault - with one airline reporting "network-wide failure".

Sky News has had reports of passengers on airlines outside of the UK being told that the air traffic control network is down and their flight will be delayed.

Travel journalist Simon Calder joins us to discuss the risks of the system going down and what it could mean for travellers.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/network-wide-failure-of-uk-air-traffic-control-systems-loganair-reports-12949638

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