UK Flight Cancellations Surpass 1,900 as Pressure Mounts on Air Traffic Control Chief
A technical fault at National Air Traffic Services has been fixed, but disruption has stretched into a second day, grounding flights and delaying tens of thousands of passengers.
More than 1,900 flights had been cancelled by 5am on Wednesday, according to aviation analytics company Cirium, following a system failure at National Air Traffic Services (Nats) that first struck the previous day.
Nats, which provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports, said the technical issue behind the disruption had been resolved. However, the effects of the outage have carried into a second day, with numerous flights delayed in addition to those cancelled outright.
The Guardian reported that the chaos has affected tens of thousands of passengers travelling to and from the UK, with disruption continuing despite the underlying technical problem being fixed.
According to the report, pressure is growing on the head of Nats, who is expected to meet the UK transport secretary as the fallout from the outage continues to affect the aviation sector.
Separately, the same report noted that oil prices rose above $100 a barrel for the first time since July, which it linked to an escalation in the conflict involving Iran. The report did not specify a direct connection between the oil price movement and the UK flight disruption.
Further details on the cause of the Nats technical failure, the scale of continuing delays, and the outcome of discussions between Nats leadership and government officials were not immediately available.
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- UK flight cancellations pass 1,900 as pressure grows on air traffic control boss on second day of travel chaos – business live — The Guardian — Business
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