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Rules on Flight Refunds as Thousands in UK Hit by Disruptions
Airlines must offer refunds or rerouting as experts say the air traffic control failure will disrupt schedules for several days.
- On Tuesday, air traffic control provider Nats suffered a major system fault, causing nearly 2,000 flight cancellations with almost 300 more cancelled on Wednesday across Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
- Melissa Green, 27, of Newcastle, was stranded in Turkey with her mother Lisa Burford after the air traffic control failure left them unable to return home as scheduled.
- Green described a "complete and utter mental breakdown" after her flight was cancelled, reporting that "there were people crying on the phone because they didn't know what to do."
- Under UK261 regulations, airlines must offer full refunds or alternative flights; Grant Winter, compliance officer at insurer Staysure, noted carriers are contractually bound to deliver services.
- Experts warn that knock-on disruption to flight schedules will persist for several days despite the technical fault being resolved, forcing a review of Nats system resilience.
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Rome, 9 Sep. (askanews) - British travelers have to deal with inconveniences at Heathrow Airport, with more than 150 flights cancelled throughout the country, while the British air traffic control service hastens to solve a technical problem that has triggered chaos.
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