Software Defect Caused UK Flight Chaos in Millisecond

A software defect in the UK's air traffic control system corrupted flight data in a millisecond, causing a six-hour outage that led to over 2,000 flight cancellations and affected hundreds of thousands of passengers. The report into the incident left questions unanswered about.

🐿️ This millisecond glitch shows how fragile our digital infrastructure is—one tiny error can ground an entire nation's air travel.