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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Jet2 calls for urgent change after 7,000 customers hit by air traffic control chaos

Jet2 said it flew back over 7,000 customers to the UK amid the peak disruption - (Getty Images)

Jet2 repatriated thousands of customers whose travel plans were cancelled during the flight disruption last week caused by an air traffic control glitch.

Hundreds of thousands of passengers across multiple airlines are thought to have had their flights disrupted last week due to a technical issue on the system run by the National Air Traffic Services (Nats), the UK’s air traffic control provider.

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