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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.
More than 20,000 passengers are stranded at Indonesia's main airport near Jakarta after a volcano eruption sent ash into the airspace, forcing flight suspensions. The eruption caused widespread disruption to air travel in the region.
🐿️ This is a classic case of nature reminding us that no matter how advanced our technology, a cloud of volcanic ash can still shut down an entire airport and strand thousands.
