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<p>Chaos erupted at the United Kingdom’s Manchester International Airport after a power cut impacted a “significant number of flights” on Sunday (Jun 23) morning prompting authorities to ask all passengers flying from terminals one and two not to travel to the airport.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>‘Widespread disruption’</strong></h2>

<p>Manchester airport, located in northern England, was hit by a major power cut which caused “widespread disruption,” said Manchester Airports Group, which also operates London Stansted and the East Midlands airports, in a post on social media.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While the power has been restored, the incident has caused a “significant number of flights” to be cancelled and/or delayed, said the Manchester airport, adding that they were also unable to load the luggage onto some flights due to the disruption.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“Passengers due to fly from terminal 3 should come to the airport as normal unless advised otherwise by their airline, but could be affected by delays,” said the group.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Airport authorities also said that they are working to get passengers already at the airport on their flights as soon as possible to work through some of the backlog.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The disruption on the UK’s third-busiest airport comes at the beginning of the summer holiday season.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“All of this is happening at a time when aviation is just getting into the peak season, very heavy bookings on flights, and if you knock out a whole load of those, then it’s going to get very messy, and you could find people waiting several days to get where they need to be,” travel expert Simon Calder told Leading Britain’s Conversation (LBC).&nbsp;</p>

<p>He also said that there have been “crowds of many thousands of people” waiting for hours as of Sunday morning and no flights are leaving.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The airport, as per the travel expert, was also going to instruct airlines to “cancel a whole swathe of flights for several hours…in a bid to recover the operation later today”.</p>

<h2><strong>Situation at the airport</strong></h2>

<p>Images and videos from the airport show passengers waiting in long queues with their bags. Some passengers took to X and described the “chaos” that unfolded.&nbsp;</p>

<p>One passenger said that their “baggage thrown on any carousel,” while another said they were “stuck on the plane”.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A video posted on X shows dozens of people waiting in line. The user said that the Manchester airport was “cancelling one flight after another! No communication from staff.”</p>

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<p>Notably, the UK’s travel industry has faced a number of disruptions in recent years. Last month, a nationwide outage of immigration e-gates had caused long delays for thousands of passengers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The incident in May had affected all major airports in the UK including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em><br />
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Chaos erupted at the United Kingdom’s Manchester International Airport after a power cut impacted a “significant number of flights” on Sunday (Jun 23) morning prompting authorities to ask all passengers flying from terminals one and two not to travel to the airport.

Chaos erupted at the United Kingdom’s Manchester International Airport after a power cut impacted a “significant number of flights” on Sunday (Jun 23) morning prompting authorities to ask all passengers flying from terminals one and two not to travel to the airport. ‘Widespread disruption’ Manchester airport, located in northern England, was hit by a major power cut which caused “widespread disruption,” said Manchester Airports Group, which also operates London Stansted and the East Midlands airports, in a post on social media. While the power has been restored, the incident has caused a “significant number of flights” to be cancelled and/or delayed, said the Manchester airport, adding that they were also unable to load the luggage onto some flights due to the disruption. “Passengers due to fly from terminal 3 should come to the airport as normal unless advised otherwise by their airline, but could be affected by delays,” said the group. Airport authorities also said that they are working to get passengers already at the airport on their flights as soon as possible to work through some of the backlog. Also Read | Iran-backed Hezbollah releases video of sensitive Israeli targets: Report The disruption on the UK’s third-busiest airport comes at the beginning of the summer holiday season. “All of this is happening at a time when aviation is just getting into the peak season, very heavy bookings on flights, and if you knock out a whole load of those, then it’s going to get very messy, and you could find people waiting several days to get where they need to be,” travel expert Simon Calder told Leading Britain’s Conversation (LBC). He also said that there have been “crowds of many thousands of people” waiting for hours as of Sunday morning and no flights are leaving. The airport, as per the travel expert, was also going to instruct airlines to “cancel a whole swathe of flights for several hours…in a bid to recover the operation later today”. Situation at the airport Images and videos from the airport show passengers waiting in long queues with their bags. Some passengers took to X and described the “chaos” that unfolded. One passenger said that their “baggage thrown on any carousel,” while another said they were “stuck on the plane”. A video posted on X shows dozens of people waiting in line. The user said that the Manchester airport was “cancelling one flight after another! No communication from staff.” #manchesterairport cancelling one flight after another! No communication from staff. pic.twitter.com/T2XipXTnA3 — Sarah Campbell (@SarahCa05376756) June 23, 2024 × Notably, the UK’s travel industry has faced a number of disruptions in recent years. Last month, a nationwide outage of immigration e-gates had caused long delays for thousands of passengers. The incident in May had affected all major airports in the UK including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>A Virgin Atlantic flight which was headed for San Francisco, United States from London, United Kingdom was forced to turn around after the windscreen of a Boeing 787-9 cracked midair, reportedly leaving the cockpit crew baffled.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>What happened?</h2>

<p>The cockpit crew of the packed commercial flight from London’s Heathrow Airport was forced to turn around after the Boeing jet suffered “damage to the outer layer of the cockpit windscreen,” said a spokesperson from Virgin Atlantic.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Virgin Atlantic flight was said to be at an altitude of 40,000 feet when the crack penetrated Flight VS41’s glass.</p>

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<p>The cause of the damage to the flight, on May 27, was not clear, but Virgin Atlantic assured that at “no point was the safety of the aircraft, our customers or our cabin crew compromised.”&nbsp;</p>

<p>The flight was three hours into its 11-hour journey and was said to be somewhere between Greenland and Iceland cruising at an altitude of 40,000 feet when the incident took place.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Virgin Atlantic issues apology to passengers</strong></h2>

<p>The British airline&nbsp;issued an apology to the passengers affected by the delay and provided overnight accommodation for them before they were placed on alternative flights the following day.</p>

<p>“At no point was the safety of the aircraft, our customers or our cabin crew compromised and the Captain made the decision to return to Heathrow, where we had the replacement parts and tooling in place to fix the issue and avoid further impact to our customers and our schedules,” said a Virgin Atlantic spokesperson, as quoted by the&nbsp;Evening Standard.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“We always work well above industry safety standards and the aircraft was back in service within 24 hours of the event. We’d like to apologise to the customers involved, for the delay to their journeys.”</p>

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<p>The airline offered no explanation about what could have led to the crack in the cockpit windscreen which it said is made of multiple layers.</p>

<h2><strong>Boeing and it’s many woes</strong></h2>

<p>The incident in May was just among many involving the the US planemaker, which&nbsp;has come under scrutiny in recent months.</p>

<p>Notably, it was also not the first time that a Boeing plane had witnessed cracked windscreens.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Last year, a Tokyo-bound Air New Zealand flight had to return to Auckland because the aircraft’s windscreen was damaged.</p>

<p>Flight ANZ99 was forced to make a U-turn three and a half hours into an 11-hour journey after it had crossed Port Vila in Vanuatu.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em><br />
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A Virgin Atlantic flight which was headed for San Francisco, United States from London, United Kingdom was forced to turn around after the windscreen of a Boeing 787-9 cracked midair, reportedly leaving the cockpit crew baffled.

A Virgin Atlantic flight which was headed for San Francisco, United States from London, United Kingdom was forced to turn around after the windscreen of a Boeing 787-9 cracked midair, reportedly leaving the cockpit crew baffled. What happened? The cockpit crew of the packed commercial flight from London’s Heathrow Airport was forced to turn around after the Boeing jet suffered “damage to the outer layer of the cockpit windscreen,” said a spokesperson from Virgin Atlantic. The Virgin Atlantic flight was said to be at an altitude of 40,000 feet when the crack penetrated Flight VS41’s glass. The cause of the damage to the flight, on May 27, was not clear, but Virgin Atlantic assured that at “no point was the safety of the aircraft, our customers or our cabin crew compromised.” The flight was three hours into its 11-hour journey and was said to be somewhere between Greenland and Iceland cruising at an altitude of 40,000 feet when the incident took place. Virgin Atlantic issues apology to passengers The British airline issued an apology to the passengers affected by the delay and provided overnight accommodation for them before they were placed on alternative flights the following day. “At no point was the safety of the aircraft, our customers or our cabin crew compromised and the Captain made the decision to return to Heathrow, where we had the replacement parts and tooling in place to fix the issue and avoid further impact to our customers and our schedules,” said a Virgin Atlantic spokesperson, as quoted by the Evening Standard. “We always work well above industry safety standards and the aircraft was back in service within 24 hours of the event. We’d like to apologise to the customers involved, for the delay to their journeys.” Also Read | Australia-bound Boeing 737-800 plane's engine erupts in flames with loud bangs The airline offered no explanation about what could have led to the crack in the cockpit windscreen which it said is made of multiple layers. Boeing and it’s many woes The incident in May was just among many involving the the US planemaker, which has come under scrutiny in recent months. Notably, it was also not the first time that a Boeing plane had witnessed cracked windscreens. Last year, a Tokyo-bound Air New Zealand flight had to return to Auckland because the aircraft’s windscreen was damaged. Flight ANZ99 was forced to make a U-turn three and a half hours into an 11-hour journey after it had crossed Port Vila in Vanuatu. (With inputs from agencies)

San Francisco-bound Virgin Atlantic flight rerouted after Boeing 787-9’s windscreen cracks at 40,000 feet

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<p class="MsoNormal">According to a study undertaken by venture capital firm Accel, the United Kingdom has the most generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) startup companies in Europe and Israel.<o:p></o:p></p>

<h2 class="MsoNormal"><b>Startup distribution across Europe<o:p></o:p></b></h2>

<p class="MsoNormal">Accel's examination of 221 GenAI startups revealed that the UK was home to 30 per cent of these innovative companies. Germany comes in second with 14 per cent, closely followed by Israel with 13 per cent. France and the Netherlands are also big contributors, accounting for 11 per cent and 6 per cent of GenAI startups, respectively.<o:p></o:p></p>

<h2 class="MsoNormal"><b>Factors driving UK's leadership<o:p></o:p></b></h2>

<p class="MsoNormal">Several reasons contribute to the United Kingdom's leadership in GenAI technology. Its best universities, notably the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University College London, and Oxford University, are known for developing outstanding AI talent. The development of DeepMind in 2010, a pioneering AI startup acquired by Google, cemented the UK's standing as an AI innovation engine. Furthermore, significant investments from big US technology businesses have aided the establishment of GenAI startups in the country.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Accel stated that, despite the UK leading in the number of GenAI startups, French businesses have raised the most funding in recent years. Mistral, a Paris-based startup that is widely regarded as a European competitor to OpenAI, raised 600 million euros ($644 million) in its most recent fundraising round, putting the business's value at 5.8 billion euros.<o:p></o:p></p>

<h2 class="MsoNormal"><b>Funding trends and outlook<o:p></o:p></b></h2>

<p class="MsoNormal">Global GenAI startups raised more than $25 billion in funding in 2023, with that figure likely to rise to around $45 billion this year, according to Accel. The survey also revealed that many GenAI founders have previously worked for tech titans such as Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, DeepMind, Meta, or Microsoft, highlighting the industry's close ties to major tech ecosystems.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">"When looking deeper at these companies' roots, we begin to see where the main GenAI talent hubs exist in the region and the common paths founders take," said Harry Nelis, an Accel partner. He said that more than one-third of GenAI business founders have academic credentials, demonstrating the industry's reliance on academic research and knowledge.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><i>(With inputs from Agencies)</i><o:p></o:p></p>


According to a study undertaken by venture capital firm Accel, the United Kingdom has the most generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) startup companies in Europe and Israel.

According to a study undertaken by venture capital firm Accel, the United Kingdom has the most generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) startup companies in Europe and Israel. Startup distribution across Europe Accel's examination of 221 GenAI startups revealed that the UK was home to 30 per cent of these innovative companies. Germany comes in second with 14 per cent, closely followed by Israel with 13 per cent. France and the Netherlands are also big contributors, accounting for 11 per cent and 6 per cent of GenAI startups, respectively. Factors driving UK's leadership Several reasons contribute to the United Kingdom's leadership in GenAI technology. Its best universities, notably the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University College London, and Oxford University, are known for developing outstanding AI talent. The development of DeepMind in 2010, a pioneering AI startup acquired by Google, cemented the UK's standing as an AI innovation engine. Furthermore, significant investments from big US technology businesses have aided the establishment of GenAI startups in the country. Accel stated that, despite the UK leading in the number of GenAI startups, French businesses have raised the most funding in recent years. Mistral, a Paris-based startup that is widely regarded as a European competitor to OpenAI, raised 600 million euros ($644 million) in its most recent fundraising round, putting the business's value at 5.8 billion euros. Funding trends and outlook Global GenAI startups raised more than $25 billion in funding in 2023, with that figure likely to rise to around $45 billion this year, according to Accel. The survey also revealed that many GenAI founders have previously worked for tech titans such as Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, DeepMind, Meta, or Microsoft, highlighting the industry's close ties to major tech ecosystems. "When looking deeper at these companies' roots, we begin to see where the main GenAI talent hubs exist in the region and the common paths founders take," said Harry Nelis, an Accel partner. He said that more than one-third of GenAI business founders have academic credentials, demonstrating the industry's reliance on academic research and knowledge. (With inputs from Agencies)

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