Something BIG going down in Europe today. (sorry if repost)
EU's air traffic control system failed today.
"seven or eight flights an hour were being delayed"
"Eurocontrol - which covers 41 countries including all 28 EU nations plus others in Europe including Ukraine, Turkey and Norway - said it hoped to have the system back up and running by later today.
The cause had been identified"
"Due to a European air traffic issue, the number of flights allowed to operate to and from Birmingham are currently restricted."
"The disruption comes as flights at the UK's two busiest airports could be hit with delays over the next three weeks as air traffic controllers introduce new technology."
"The disruption comes as a third of Eurostar trains between London and Paris today have been cancelled as three months of union strikes begin in France."
"Trains to Disneyland Paris have also been re-routed, with holidaymakers forced to change at Paris' Gare du Nord, meaning longer journey times.
Some 29,000 people will see their trains either cancelled or re-routed today and tomorrow. "
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http:// www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5573959/Up-half-flights-Europe-face-delays-EU-air-traffic-control-computer-failure.html