UK Flight Chaos Continues After Air Traffic Control Failure

Nats boss to meet UK transport secretary as second day of flight chaos takes cancellations past 1,300 – business live

Technical issue at air traffic control provider Nats grounds flights to and from UK airports for second day Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. The boss of the air traffic control provider Nats has been summoned by the UK transport secretary, as flight chaos carried on into a second day after a system issue, with after more than 1,300 flights cancelled to and from UK airports. I am the CEO of a piece of critical infrastru...

By Julia Kollewe

Days of delays after air traffic control chaos hits 1,000 flights - The Times

Days of delays after air traffic control chaos hits 1,000 flights  The Times

Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic glitch

Travellers in the UK faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain’s air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch that sparked chaos. Aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 said 177 flights scheduled for Wednesday had already been axed, following 1,300 cancellations to and from UK airports a day before. Nearly all the latest affected flights were at Britain’s busiest airport Heathrow in London, FlightRadar24 wrot...

By Agence France-Presse

Over 1,000 U.K. flights cancelled due to air traffic control problem

Britain’s National Air Traffic Services say it has resolved the issue, but delays rippled across 15 U.K. airports and beyond

Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic control glitch

UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain's air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch that sparked chaos.

London Heathrow Suspends All Arrivals Tuesday As Air Traffic Issues Prompt Mass Cancellations

The U.K.’s National Air Traffic Services said the issues it encountered were resolved shortly after 2:30 p.m. EDT, though it acknowledged a backlog of flights.

By Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes Staff

Further flight disruptions expected after UK air traffic control breakdown

Dublin Airport warns of possible knock-on effects following dozens of cancellations

‘Absolute nightmare’: 65,000+ passengers hit as over 1,000 flights cancelled across the UK

The National Air Traffic Services (NATS), which manages air traffic control in the UK, said the issue had been resolved and operations were back to normal.

UK travellers face more disruption after technical issue

The boss of an air traffic control provider is due to speak to the Britain's Transport Secretary as disruption is set to continue after a technical issue grounded flights.

Air traffic control issue disrupts flights at major UK airports

Over 1,000 flights cancelled in UK due to technical issue - The Star

Over 1,000 flights cancelled in UK due to technical issue  The Star

More UK flight delays expected after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch

Flight delays are expected to continue on Wednesday after an air traffic control problem cancelled hundreds of flights across the UK.

By Abubakar Ibrahim