London: England on Monday closed its aerial limits owing to technical fault.
Many aeroplanes were grounded after closing of the air-space of the country. British officials apprised that the engineers are trying to fix the fault.
After closing of aerial limits England has become a no-fly-zone.
EasyJet has just confirmed a significant number of cancellations at Belfast International Airport.
The departure board is currently showing cancellations – to destinations including Faro, Newcastle, Birmingham, and Amsterdam.
The Liberal Democrats are weighing in now on the response to today’s air traffic control issues.
The party is calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to convene a Cobra emergency meeting and “get a grip on this issue urgently”.
“Millions of holidaymakers could be facing huge disruption in the coming days due to this fault and we can’t risk this government being missing in action yet again,” transport spokesperson Wera Hobhouse says in a statement.
She says the UK needs to know that the government is doing “all it can to make sure people aren’t hit with major delays and disruptions in the coming days”.
