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Air traffic control boss faces fresh calls to quit after second day of major flight disruption

Monday’s flight disruption was the fourth incident caused by problems at National Air Traffic Services in under four years, as chief executive Martin Rolfe comes under increased pressure to quit

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Bride-to-be faces anxious wait for dream Las Vegas wedding after flight cancelled in air traffic control chaos

Barbara Ann Stoddart and Andrew Lithgow now face an agonizing wait to see if their dream wedding will go ahead after National Air Traffic Services (Nats) was hit by an air traffic control (ATC) issue

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Flight chaos that left thousands stranded and could cost aviation industry £70m ‘was avoidable’

Downing Street said the government still had confidence in the boss of National Air Traffic Services, Martin Rolfe

The Independent UK · Sep 9

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Air traffic control issues latest: Why are flights delayed and which airports are affected?

Airports have warned of further disruption as flights continue to be cancelled on Wednesday morning

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Cause of radar outage that grounded 150 flights at UK airports revealed

The issue was traced to the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) control centre in Swanwick, Hampshire, where radar systems reportedly stopped displaying flights

Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025

Air control boss hauled in for grilling from transport secretary amid calls for him to resign after airports chaos

Ryanair has called for the highly paid National Air Traffic Services boss Martin Rolfe to quit

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

Air traffic control meltdown worsened by engineer's work from home password issue

More than 700,000 passengers suffered disruption when flights were grounded at UK airports on August 28 last year

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

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Airport chaos which hit 700,000 passengers and cost £100m caused by engineer’s password glitch

An inquiry has been set up by regulator the Civil Aviation Authority into the ATC meltdown in August 2023

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

Inquiry into air traffic control failure calls for earlier notice of disruption

More than 700,000 passengers were affected when flights were grounded at UK airports on August 28 last year.

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

Air traffic control chaos due to error with ‘one in 15 million’ chance

National Air Traffic Services chief executive Martin Rolfe said one of its systems failed after it ‘didn’t process a flight plan properly’

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Air traffic control boss: Odds of bank holiday failure were ‘one in 15 million’

National Air Traffic Services chief executive Martin Rolfe said one of its systems failed after it ‘didn’t process a flight plan properly’.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

OPINION - How ‘unreliable’ flight data put NATS into manual mode: Tech and Science Daily podcast

The boss of National Air Traffic Services - also known as Nats - has confirmed that 'unreliable' flight data is responsible for the ongoing widespread travel disruption.

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023

Airlines demand compensation reform as air traffic control chaos sees 2,000 flights cancelled – latest

There were 1,585 flights cancelled on Monday, while 345 were axed on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Repatriation flights to set off for Gatwick after air traffic control fault

The failure, which led to a spate of cancellations and delays, was caused by flight data received by National Air Traffic Services.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

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Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023

Data received by air traffic services ‘caused major flight disruptions’

There are no indications the failure was caused by a cyber-attack, according to National Air Traffic Services (Nats)

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Flight data received by air traffic services ’caused air traffic control fault’

There are no indications that the failure was caused by a cyber-attack, according to National Air Traffic Services (Nats).

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

More flights cancelled as air traffic chief reveals chaos unfolding inside control room – latest

The air traffic control failure was caused by flight data received by National Air Traffic Services (Nats), the chief executive said

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

Issue with UK air traffic control system ‘identified and remedied’ but thousands still face major delays after fault – as it happened

National air traffic services say they have fixed the issue that has caused a network-wide failure but significant flights backlog remains

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The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

UK airspace hit by technical fault - OLD

National Air Traffic Services has applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety.

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