Software glitch in air traffic control: Lufthansa cancels flights

gets The Deutsche Flugsicherung your software trouble-not in the handle. This has consequences for air traffic. Lufthansa cancels to the start of the week to 22 flights - approximately 2000 passenger is likely to be affected.

Software-problems with German air traffic control (DFS) have been operating according to information provided by Lufthansa to the start of the week also has an impact on the flight. Alone, Lufthansa had to cancel in Frankfurt on 22 flights.

Thereof may be affected, with 2000 passengers, a spokesman for Lufthansa said. Passengers should inform themselves before their departure about the current Status of your flight.

A Software Problem in the air traffic controller restricts the air traffic for days across large Parts of Germany. The safety of air traffic is not endangered, had stressed the DFS.

the air traffic controllers of Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS): A Software Problem in the air traffic controllers will limit the air traffic.

since Wednesday evening has reduced the Federal corporate traffic for the airspace around a quarter of which is controlled by Langen near Frankfurt. On Friday, the talk was of around 50 cancellations in Frankfurt.

the name of The affected Software in accordance with previous DFS information to the pilots all the flight path for the important data of each flight. These are, for example, aircraft type, flight route and the expected crossing time. The rest of the backup system are fully available, and also the other centres of air traffic control for other air not to be affected space.