Over 1,000 UK flights cancelled after NATS technical failure disrupts air travel

More than 1,000 flights were cancelled at UK airports after a technical fault in the country’s air traffic control system disrupted operations. NATS later fixed the problem, but delays continued across 15 airports as airlines worked to clear a major backlog. Several international carriers, including Air India, were affected.

London: More than 1,000 flights were cancelled across the UK on Tuesday after a technical failure in the country’s air traffic control system caused widespread disruption at airports, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24.

National Air Traffic Services (NATS), which manages the UK’s air traffic control, said the problem was linked to its flight processing system. Engineers were deployed to restore normal........

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