At least 1,000 flights canceled due to major failure of UK air traffic control system Nats

A major failure occurred in the British air traffic control system Nats. At least 1,000 flights were canceled and will continue to be delayed today (9th). Moreover, takeoffs and landings are affected, and even passenger planes at foreign airports are unable to take off as scheduled.

According to the "BBC" report, the most severely affected are London's Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, Manchester Airport, and Birmingham Airport. Outside the UK, flights are also delayed or canceled at airports in Scotland, Ireland and other places. Ryanair claimed on the 8th that more than 65,000 passengers were delayed for at least 8 hours.

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EasyJet also canceled 200 flights and British Airways suspended more than 100 flights. Nats CEO Martin Rolfe apologized for this. He admitted that it took longer than expected to resolve the fault and promised to thoroughly investigate the cause of the fault.

Nats has now solved the problem of air traffic control, but due to too many delayed flights ahead, a large number of passengers are still waiting anxiously for their flights. Airports around the country are urging people to check flight status before going out. British Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said that it will take time to fully resume flights, and she will ask Rolf to explain today.