Imagine how terrified you would be. On the 11th January 44 passengers were on a Flybe plane travelling from Belfast City to Glasgow. After take-off, the pilot engaged the autopilot but made a mistake with the altitude settings, setting the target altitude
Blaming air traffic controllers for flight delays is a common reason used by airlines to try and avoiding paying flight delay compensation, but this is often far from the true picture according to one air traffic controllers who spoke out this week.