UK air traffic control chief summoned by transport secretary as flight chaos spreads
Martin Rolfe, head of Nats, faces calls to resign as cancellations exceed 1,300 on the second day of disruptions.
Martin Rolfe, chief of air traffic control provider Nats, has been summoned to meet UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander as flight cancellations reached 1,300 on Wednesday, the second consecutive day of major disruptions affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers.
Rolfe is facing increasing pressure to step down following what officials describe as the third major air traffic stoppage in just over three years. He is scheduled to brief Alexander on the ongoing crisis.
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- Nats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos enters second day — The Guardian — World
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