{"id":21817,"date":"2026-09-08T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21817"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T16:17:08","slug":"nearly-300-flights-cancelled-across-uk-after-air-traffic-control-glitch-major-airports-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21817","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 300 flights cancelled across UK after air traffic control glitch, major airports hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133932725,imgsize-164598,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg\" alt=\"Nearly 300 flights cancelled across UK after air traffic control glitch, major airports hit\" title=\"UK air traffic control glitch grounds nearly 300 flights. Photo credit: Reuters\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"UK air traffic control glitch grounds nearly 300 flights. Photo credit: Reuters\">UK air traffic control glitch grounds nearly 300 flights. Photo credit: Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nearly 300 flights were cancelled across the UK on Tuesday after a technical problem in the air traffic control system disrupted operations at several major airports, with hundreds more flights delayed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Britain\u2019s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said engineers had identified the problem in its flight processing system and were working urgently to restore normal operations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cWe have identified that the issue was in our flight processing system. Our engineers are on site and working urgently to resume normal operations as quickly as possible,\u201d NATS said in a statement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The air traffic control provider later said it had implemented a fix and that its flight system was beginning to recover.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cFlights are still departing and airspace is open, but recovery will take some time,\u201d NATS said earlier.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>According to news agency AP, citing flight-tracking website Flightradar24, the technical issue disrupted departing flights across the London flight information region, with arrivals and departures being regulated as a result.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted were among the airports affected. Heathrow said it was working with NATS to resolve the problem and advised passengers to check their flight status with their airline.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>According to FlightAware data, about 100 flights had been cancelled at Heathrow, while 367 were delayed. At Gatwick, about 250 flights were delayed, accounting for roughly 31 per cent of the airport\u2019s total flights, the data showed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Acccording to Reuters, other airports reporting disruptions included Luton, Birmingham, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh. <!-- -->Edinburgh Airport said the issue might affect its operations, while Dublin Airport warned that some flights arriving from and departing for the UK would face delays.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>British Airways said it was experiencing disruption because of the air traffic control problem.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>\u201cThis is entirely out of our control and we&#8217;re in touch with our customers whilst our teams work to get them on their way as quickly as possible,\u201d the airline said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>EasyJet said the issue was causing delays across Europe. Ryanair, Wizz Air and Virgin Atlantic were not immediately available for comment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The disruption comes after previous NATS incidents. In 2024, Britain\u2019s aviation regulator said NATS needed to review its contingency plans after an automatic flight-plan processing failure the previous year caused widespread disruption. Airline bosses estimated the incident cost more than \u00a3100 million in refunds and compensation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>A separate radar-related technical issue in July last year disrupted flights for more than four hours at major airports, including Heathrow.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/europe\/nearly-300-flights-cancelled-across-uk-after-air-traffic-control-glitch-major-airports-hit\/articleshow\/133932658.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK air traffic control glitch grounds nearly 300 flights. Photo credit: Reuters Nearly 300 flights were cancelled across the UK on Tuesday after a technical problem in the air traffic control system disrupted operations at several major airports, with hundreds more flights delayed.Britain\u2019s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said engineers had identified the problem in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/suspension-of-outbound-flights-at-heathrow-airport.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"UK air traffic control glitch grounds nearly 300 flights. 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