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NATS Crisis Grounds Thousands of Flights | Auckland News
A major air traffic control failure grounded over 1,000 flights and stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers, forcing Transport Minister to confront NATS CEO Martin Rolfe amid mounting pressure. This isn’t the first crash — similar outages in 2023 and 2025 cost airlines millions and disrupted major hubs like Heathrow. While Rolfe apologized and denied cyber involvement, critics demand his resignation after three major failures. Though skies are reopening, chaos lingers as airports urge passengers to verify schedules — a stark reminder of how fragile global aviation relies on these critical…
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