In a crowded market, the National Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) still has a good claim to be our most croaking public service. Yesterday’s collapse of the system, which has led so far to more than 2,000 flights being cancelled, is hardly the first such failure. Three years ago a similar collapse over the August Bank Holiday weekend led to 700,000 passengers being delayed or prevented from travelling altogether.

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