UK Air Traffic Control Issues: Airports Issue Updates As Delays Continue

Further disruption is expected at some airports on 9 September.

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

A major air traffic control issue left almost two thousand flights cancelled yesterday in the UK, per data from analytics company Cirium.

National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said the technical problem has since been resolved, however further disruption is expected today. It serves 15 UK airports including Heathrow, Newcastle, Manchester, Gatwick and Stansted.

NATS boss Martin Rolfe apologised for the issue, saying there’ll be a full investigation into what happened.

People have been left sleeping on airport floors, with nearby hotels being booked up immediately after the chaos began to unfold.

Airline bosses have called for “urgent reform” over the issue. Wizz Air UK’s boss Yvonne Moynihan pointed out to Sky News it’s the third summer that passengers have been affected by air traffic control problems.

Ryanair has called on Rolfe to quit as a result of the chaos, which it said disrupted over 65,000 of its passengers.

What are the airports saying?

As on the time of writing, the following airports had shared updates on their websites or social media:

“A technical issue affecting NATS air traffic control services is causing disruption to some flight........

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