Air delay chaos: It's dire.Byline: STEPHEN MOYES CRIPPLING crip·ple n. 1. A person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limbs: cannot race a horse that is a cripple. 2. A damaged or defective object or device. tr.v. flight delays have plunged passengers into "truly awful" chaos, an air traffic control boss admits. In a leaked memo, National Air Traffic Services chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Colin Chisholm Colin Chisholm (born February 25, 1963, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the third round, 60th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. said that in just one week last month there were more than 3,500 hours of flight delays. The trouble centres on the controversial new pounds 623million control centre at Swanwick, Hants. Mr Chisholm said of the week ending July 14: "A really, truly awful week last week - 217,000 minutes of delay or so at Swanwick. That's a fairly dire position, I have to say, for our customers." -A TOTAL of 716 airline passengers were killed in accidents worldwide in the first half of the year - the highest toll for the period in eight years and far in excess of the 114 in the first six months of 2001. |
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