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Air traffic boss addresses ‘anger’ and ‘frustration’ over flight chaos

National Air Traffic Services boss explains why technical problems disrupted flights

Monday’s air traffic control problems have led to thousands of passengers being left stranded abroad and in the UK. Many are having to find and pay for alternative routes.

Today’s Nick Robinson spoke to Willie Walsh, a former boss of British Airways and now Director General of IATA, The International Air Transport Association about scale of the disruption and Martin Rolfe, the CEO of the National Air Traffic Services.

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