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Fury over higher air traffic charges after IT meltdown
« on: October 26, 2023, 12:22:42 PM »
I, for one, welcome increased funding to prevent systems problems in ATC.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67225006

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Re: Fury over higher air traffic charges after IT meltdown
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2023, 12:33:13 PM »
I, for one, welcome increased funding to prevent systems problems in ATC.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67225006

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The fee will rise from £47 to £64 per flight until 2027, an increase of 43p per passenger to £2.08 on average.

There must be a lot of flights without many passengers on board then. If you've rammed in 150 people in cattle class à la Ryanair, it's less than 50p each even after the rise.
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