Repeated air traffic control failures leave us in worrying territory

BBC News Monday 21 September 2026, 16:39 UTC 1 min read

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The question is whether all of these incidents were isolated and unavoidable, or whether they point to something more systemic.

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Repeated air traffic control failures leave us in worrying territory

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