No UK Transatlantic Flights

[speedchick]

Seems that a problem with ATC has closed the skies at the moment

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8288313.stm

That's gonna hurt!

[speedchick]

Seems to only be affecting west bound traffic at the moment as the area closed off is the North Atlantic.

[Eric Mc]

It was a problem at the Prestwick end of the Shanwick trans-Atlantic control system. Now fixed.

[offshorematt2]

I thought English transatlantic flights were controlled at Swanick. Surely a problem at Prestwick would only affect Scottish flights going west?

[esselte]

offshorematt2 said:

I thought English transatlantic flights were controlled at Swanick. Surely a problem at Prestwick would only affect Scottish flights going west?

I thought Prestwick controlled the Atlantic?

[Eric Mc]

For over 50 years, air traffic over the North Atlantic has been controlled through a joint operation between control centres at Shannon in Ireland and Prestrwick in Scotland - abbreviated to Shanwick.

[Nickyboy]

speedchick said:

Seems to only be affecting west bound traffic at the moment as the area closed off is the North Atlantic.

Sounds like the HATO's have been at it again