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US government shutdown could add misery to air travel
A partial govt shutdown could disrupt air travel and the govt would need to furlough 1,000 air traffic controllers in training.
Thu Sep 28 2023
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UK air traffic failure set to disrupt flights for days
Thousands stranded in airports across Europe, as air traffic controllers were forced to switch to manual systems due to a technical problem.
Wed Aug 30 2023
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Hundreds of flights canceled in Greece ahead of strikes
Airlines Saturday announced the cancelation of hundreds of flights in and out of Greece ahead of a series of one-day strikes by the country's air traffic controllers.
Sat Oct 08 2016
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Italy strikes perfectly timed to take in Euro 2016
Hundreds of flights were cancelled and many more were delayed across Italy on Friday during a brief strike by air traffic controllers... just as Italy were beating Sweden in the Euro 2016.
Fri Jun 17 2016
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AirAsia flight QZ8501 debris found
AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya Indonesia, to Singapore lost contact with the Indonesian air traffic controllers this morning.
Sun Dec 28 2014
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France gripped by travel chaos as rail, air strikes bite
Thousands of flights in and out of French airports were cancelled as a strike by air traffic controllers intensified just hours before a nationwide rail strike was due to start.
Wed Jun 12 2013
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French air traffic controllers go on strike
Air traffic controllers in France went on a three-day strike Tuesday in protest against European Union plans.
Tue Jun 11 2013