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The original was posted on /r/nostupidquestions by /u/Living-Mistake-7002 on 2023-08-29 22:54:42.

In the UK, a major topic in the news at the moment is that there has been a catastrophic air traffic control failure. What I'm not clear on though is what actually happened? What was the failure that occurred for all this carry-on? Because whenever I listen to the radio I feel like I'm living in Kafka's the trial.