Heathrow and Gatwick among airports hit by air traffic control problems
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A technical fault in the UK’s air traffic control system disrupted flights at major airports, causing widespread delays and cancellations. The outage affected departures from several airports, including Heathrow and Gatwick, and led to thousands of flights being cancelled or delayed. The air traffic control provider is under scrutiny, and regulators have been instructed to review the incident.
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How it was reported
- BBC News·Heathrow and Gatwick among airports hit by air traffic control problems
Departures from a number of airports have been affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.
- Al Jazeera·Hundreds of UK flights disrupted by air traffic control glitch
A technical issue in the UK’s air traffic control system disrupted flights at major airports.
- Al Jazeera·Hundreds of flights delayed, cancelled after UK air traffic control glitch
Air traffic control provider NATS under scrutiny after technical fault disrupts UK air traffic.
- The Guardian·Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations
Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidableHow have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption?Business live – latest updatesThe head of the air traffic control provider Nats has been given a week to report back on the reasons...
- Al Jazeera·‘Everyone’s had their holidays ruined’: outrage after UK airport chaos
The UK's independent aerospace regulator has been instructed to review an air traffic control system outage on Tuesday.