Virgin Plane Diverts to Manchester Due to Air Traffic Control Issues in Iceland - Manchester Evening News

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Flights from Keflavík and Reykjavík were unable to fly for about two hours due to a failure in air traffic control equipment in Reykjavík. The equipment in question is used for upper airspace control.

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It was not possible to start takeoff from Keflavík Airport for about 90 minutes due to a malfunction in the air traffic control equipment in Reykjavík. The news agency received a tip-off about the malfunction, which caused some delays, but according to information from Isavia, the repair was completed around 4:00 p.m. The air traffic control in Reykjavík is responsible for the upper airspace over the country and while the system is being repaire…