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Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruption in UK
Airlines are angry about the delays, with EasyJet saying the latest incident "once again calls into question the resilience" of the system.
September 21, 2026Repeated air traffic control failures leave us in worrying territory
The question is whether all of these incidents were isolated and unavoidable, or whether they point to something more systemic.
September 21, 2026Flight chaos caused by software defect in the 'space of a millisecond', report says
The failure led to more than 2,000 flights being cancelled and hundreds of thousands of passengers affected.
September 18, 2026Air traffic failure was avoidable, says transport secretary
Heidi Alexander orders an investigation into the glitch that caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations.
September 9, 2026Heathrow 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.
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Repeated air traffic control failures leave us in worrying territory
To have one air traffic control failure in a fortnight may be regarded as a misfortune, to have two looks like carelessness. The UK's air traffic services provider is coming in for a wave of criticism
Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruption
Watch: 'I couldn't believe it' - Scottish airports see flights cancelled again Airlines have criticised the UK's air traffic control system after a second technical problem in two weeks caused major
Flight chaos caused by software defect in the 'space of a millisecond', report says
Thousands of passengers were delayed by the NATS outage An air traffic control failure that sparked widespread travel chaos earlier this month was caused by a "software defect" affecting the system u
Air traffic failure was avoidable, says transport secretary
More than 2,000 flights have been cancelled due to the air traffic control outage A technical failure of the UK's air traffic control system that has caused widespread flight chaos was avoidable, acc
Major UK airports hit by air traffic control problems
Hundreds of flights into and out of the UK have been cancelled following a technical problem affecting the air traffic control provider Nats. At least 1,000 flights in or out of the country have been