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The UK boss of Wizz Air has called on the called on Martin Rolfe to consider resigning over the repeated technical failures at National Air Traffic Services.

Yvonne Moynihan, the managing director of Wizz Air UK, said Wizz Air had 24 cancellations on Tuesday and more than 21 flights had long delays, so over 10,000 passengers coming in and out of London were disrupted at the Hungarian budget carrier alone.

This is now the third time that we have had an ATC [air traffic control] failure, and during the peak period as well. So major questions need to be asked. At the moment, of course, the immediate priority is getting passengers to their destinations. But the longer term question really is understanding what exactly has happened and how has this happened on three different occasions? There are serious questions about the resilience of the system.

In any industry when you’ve had three failures you need to consider three strikes and you’re out. It’s certainly something that he needs to look at.

A third time and a third excuse is not enough any more. What we need to see from leadership is accountability. There are serious questions about the resilience of the system.