Military error triggers UK flight chaos: A military aircraft's
A military aircraft's erroneous flight data triggered a four-hour shutdown of the UK's air traffic control system, grounding over 2,000 flights. Passengers reported losing more than ยฃ1,000 as holidays were ruined and some slept at airports.
๐ฟ๏ธ This incident proves that even a military aircraft's 'spurious' data can shut down an entire air traffic system, leaving passengers holding the bag.