Archive · 31 Jul 2025
UK Air Traffic Disruptions Continue: More Flights Cancelled
A technical problem at the UK's air traffic control caused more flight troubles.
The problem was fixed, but it still caused some cancellations, especially at Heathrow Airport.
The government wants to know what happened and how to stop it from happening again.
One airline boss wants the air traffic control chief to quit because of the repeated disruptions.
Additional flight cancellations occurred at Heathrow Airport following a technical outage.
Wednesday's technical issues affected multiple UK airports, including Gatwick and Edinburgh.
NATS switched to a backup system, and capacity returned to normal after the outage.
The Transport Minister plans to meet with NATS' CEO to discuss the incident.
Ryanair's COO called for NATS' CEO to resign due to repeated disruptions.
- Who
- Passengers, airlines, NATS, Transport Minister, Ryanair's COO.
- What
- Additional flight cancellations due to a technical issue at UK air traffic control.
- When
- Wednesday, with more cancellations on Thursday.
- Where
- UK airports, particularly Heathrow, Gatwick, and Edinburgh.
- Why
- Technical problems in the air traffic control system.
NATS
Ryanair
Accountability
NATS
Responding to the incident, issuing apology
Ryanair
Ryanair's COO called for CEO resignation
- Affected Airports
- Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh, and others
- Flights Cancelled (Wednesday)
- 122
- Flights Cancelled (Thursday)
- At least 16 (Heathrow)
- Cause
- Technical issue at NATS
- Government Response
- Meeting with NATS CEO
- Airline Response
- Ryanair COO called for NATS CEO's resignation
Sources
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Flights disrupted across Britain as technical glitch hits air traffic control - Telegraph India
Flights resume across UK after technical glitch disrupts air traffic control systems
UK flights resume after air traffic control glitch hits London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and other airports
UK Airspace Closed: Major Travel Disruption After Technical Failure; Planes Grounded Across Britain
Calls For UK Air Traffic Control Boss To Resign As New Glitch Disrupts Flights | London | N18G
UK airports disrupted by radar fault in air traffic control system
London Air traffic control outage: Over 100 flights cancelled — what led to chaos at UK airports? What's happening now?
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UK transport secretary demands answers from air traffic control chief after flight disruption
