I'm kind of glad I didnt fly anywhere at all today. Flights across the country got delayed thanks to this, I guess ..

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-n...-kaput/248294/

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the ATC radar stopped functioning at 3.15 pm on Saturday.

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While Air Traffic Control officials said they switched to the stand-by ATC instantly and caused a delay of only 15 minutes, airlines claim that the disruption created a backlog of flights for the entire evening. Airline officials from Spicejet and Jet Airlines said the disruption lasted for over 45 minutes, and threw schedules off gear.

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The ATC had to instruct all flights in air to increase the distance from each aircraft by about 30 metres, the official said. Usually, flights maintain a distance of 10 or 15 metres, he added.

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