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Airlines scramble to dig out from tech problems that canceled 1,750 flights in the UK

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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports airlines are scrambling to work through issues that have canceled a high number of flights in the UK.

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Airlines scramble to dig out from tech problems that canceled 1,750 flights in the UK

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Latest Stories from The Associated PressAirlines scramble to dig out from tech problems that canceled 1,750 flights in the UK. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

The head of Britain's air traffic control system has been summoned to a meeting with the country's transport minister as airlines scrambled to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems. That forced the cancellation Tuesday of more than 1,750 flights. Flight delays were expected to continue on Wednesday as airlines re-book stranded passengers and work to reposition aircraft left at the wrong airports by the cancellations. Britain's national air traffic services or NATS, who top-rate the air traffic control system, attributed the problem to an issue in our flight processing system. That's been resolved now. Meanwhile, budget carriers Ryanair and Rizzair have called for the head of the NATS team, Martin Rolf, to consider resigning. I'm Charles Theresema. You've never been one to settle. Stand down or stand still. You're a lifelong learner, energized by excellence. There's a fire inside you. You can't ignore. You've got competition to outrun, momentum to build on, and your own high standards to meet. Stop now? Not a chance.

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