Ryanair reveals 63,000 passengers affected by air traffic control failure

Ryanair has revealed more than 350 of its flights were cancelled on August 28 and 29 due to the air traffic control failure (Nicholas T Ansell/PA)

Ryanair has revealed around 63,000 of its passengers saw their flights cancelled during last week’s air traffic control failure which caused widespread disruption across the industry and left thousands of passengers stranded overseas.

In its August traffic update, the carrier said more than 350 of its flights were cancelled on August 28 and 29 due to the air traffic control (ATC) issue, including flights from Dublin and Cork Airports.