Over 600 flights cancelled as air traffic control glitch disrupts UK airports
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- The Guardian Worldseen 9 Sept, 00:18headline rewritten
Flight disruption across UK continues after air traffic control technical issueUK air traffic control problem strands hundreds of thousands of passengers - La Repubblica (Italy)seen 9 Sept, 00:18headline rewritten
Regno Uniti, traffico aereo in tilt: oltre 200 voli cancellati. Coinvolti anche Heathrow e GatwickAeroporti del Regno Unito in tilt: “Si tratta di un guasto tecnico” - Times of Indiaseen 9 Sept, 00:18headline rewritten
Airport chaos in UK: Nearly 300 flights cancelled due to air traffic control glitchOver 600 flights cancelled as air traffic control glitch disrupts UK airports - France Info (France)seen 9 Sept, 00:18headline rewritten
Au Royaume-Uni, de nombreux vols annulés après un "problème technique" du contrôle aérienAu Royaume-Uni, plus de 1 000 vols annulés dans plusieurs grandes villes après un "problème technique" du contrôle aérien - El Mundo (Spain)seen 9 Sept, 00:18headline rewritten
Un fallo técnico en el control de tráfico aéreo provoca más de 400 vuelos cancelados en Reino UnidoLos vuelos cancelados por un fallo técnico en el control del tráfico aéreo de Reino Unido ascienden a más de mil - NYT Worldseen 9 Sept, 14:26description edited
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An air traffic control problem caused more than 1,000 flight cancellations on Tuesday, and airlines warned that the effects could linger.An air traffic control failure caused 1,700 flights to be canceled on Tuesday and around 300 more on Wednesday.
- The Guardian Worldseen 9 Sept, 14:26description edited
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Martin Rolfe, who faces pressure to resign, due to brief Heidi Alexander after cancellations hit 1,300 Business live – latest updates The boss of the air traffic control provider Nats has been summoned to meet the UK transport secretary as the number of flight cancellations hit 1,300 in a second day of disruption for hundreds of thousands of passengers. Martin Rolfe, who is facing increasing pressure to resign over a third major stoppage to flights in just over three years, is due to brief...Martin Rolfe, who faces pressure to resign, due to brief Heidi Alexander after cancellations pass 2,000 Business live – latest updates How have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption? The boss of the air traffic control provider Nats has been summoned to meet the UK transport secretary as the number of flight cancellations passed 2,000 in a second day of disruption for hundreds of thousands of passengers. Martin Rolfe, who is facing increasing pressure to resign over a third major...
- South China Morning Postseen 9 Sept, 19:33headline rewritten
Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic glitchCyberattack ruled out as UK air travel chaos deepens - ANSA (Italy)seen 9 Sept, 19:33headline rewritten
Caos nei cieli nel Regno Unito, ancora decine di voli cancellatiIl caos nei cieli del Regno Unito continua, escluso un cyberattacco - NYT Worldseen 9 Sept, 19:33description edited
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An air traffic control failure caused 1,700 flights to be canceled on Tuesday and around 300 more on Wednesday.An air traffic control failure prompted 1,700 flight cancellations on Tuesday and more than 300 on Wednesday.
- The Guardian Worldseen 9 Sept, 19:33headline rewritten
Nats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos enters second dayAir traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations
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Tue, 8 September 2026
24 reports- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)15:21first to report
I voli in tutto il Regno Unito stanno subendo ritardi e cancellazioni. I disagi sono causati da un problema tecnico al controllo del traffico aereo, che ha interessato diversi aeroporti, tra cui Heathrow e Gatwick. La risoluzione del problema, fanno sapere le autorità, richiederà “del tempo”. Gli aeroporti di Londra sono i più colpiti: i […] L'articolo Caos voli nel Regno Unito, un guasto blocca le partenze dagli aeroporti di Londra e Manchester: ritardi e cancellazioni proviene da Il Fatto...
- La Repubblica (Italy)15:23edited after publishing
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Regno Uniti, traffico aereo in tilt: oltre 200 voli cancellati. Coinvolti anche Heathrow e GatwickDisagi fino a tarda sera. Furiose le compagnie aeree. “Soluzione trovata”, ma Heathrow ancora deve smaltire i velivoli bloccati
- Times of India16:14edited after publishing
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Airport chaos in UK: Nearly 300 flights cancelled due to air traffic control glitch - Index.hr (Croatia)16:15
TEHNIČKI kvar u britanskom sustavu kontrole zračnog prometa uzrokovao je otkazivanje gotovo 300 letova.
- El País (Spain)16:29
El fallo afecta a los principales aeropuertos del país, con Heathrow a la cabeza
- El Mundo (Spain)17:13edited after publishing
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Un fallo técnico en el control de tráfico aéreo provoca más de 400 vuelos cancelados en Reino UnidoHay aerolíneas afectadas como easyJet, British Airways o Ryanair Leer
- The Guardian World17:13
Air traffic control issue affecting airports across UK on Tuesday has been resolved but disruption could continue into Wednesday Flight disruption continues after air traffic control technical issue Business live – latest updates Airports across the UK including Manchester, Birmingham and all those in London were hit by problems at air traffic control on Tuesday. The technical issue was announced shortly before 2pm and was resolved about three hours later. By that time, hundreds of flights had...
- France Info (France)17:15edited after publishing
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Au Royaume-Uni, de nombreux vols annulés après un "problème technique" du contrôle aérienLes aéroports londoniens d'Heathrow et Gatwick, mais aussi ceux de Liverpool, Birmingham ou Edimbourg font partie des sites britanniques concernés.
- nzherald.co.nz17:59
Flight authorities acknowledged a 'technical issue' but said it was not a cyber attack.
- Die Zeit (Germany)18:09
- tportal (Croatia)18:10
Veliki poremećaji pogodili su danas zračni promet u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu nakon tehničkog kvara u sustavu kontrole zračnog prometa, zbog kojeg je otkazano gotovo 300 letova. Iako je kvar u međuvremenu otklonjen i sustav se postupno oporavlja, posljedice se i dalje osjećaju u nekima od najprometnijih britanskih zračnih luka, pa se putnicima savjetuje da prije polaska provjere status svojih letova
- Novinky (Czechia)18:15
Stovky odletů z britských letišť jsou narušeny kvůli problému s řízením letového provozu. Se zrušenými lety a zpožděními se potýkají mimo jiné vzdušné přístavy Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester a Stansted. V úterý večer o tom informovala britská média. Technické potíže zaznamenal provozovatel letového provozu NATS. Ten po šesté hodině večer středoevropského času hlásil, že situace se začíná pomalu zlepšovat.
- ANSA (Italy)18:22
Ritardi e disagi in molti aeroporti. Il sistema è stato riavviato ma il caos resta
- ANSA (Italy)18:22
Centinaia di voli cancellati in molti aeroporti per un guasto al controllo del traffico
- The Guardian World18:26edited after publishing
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Flight disruption across UK continues after air traffic control technical issueMore than 1,000 flights cancelled as airlines call for overhaul of ATC system after third incident in just over three years UK airport disruption: what are your rights? Hundreds of thousands of air passengers had flights delayed or cancelled after another UK air traffic control technical glitch kept planes grounded for hours on Tuesday. Airlines demanded action after a “technical issue” at the air traffic control services provider Nats caused the third large-scale stoppage in just over three...
- aol.co.uk18:45
More than 400 flights have been cancelled, with tens of thousands of passengers facing disruption after an air traffic control issue. Nats, which provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports, said in a statement it had identified a technical issue within its “flight processing system” which was causing the disruption on Tuesday. Some 425 flights were cancelled to and from UK airports as of 5pm following the problem, according to flight monitoring website Flightradar24, as airports...
- walesonline.co.uk18:46
British Airways said it was forced to cancel or divert more than 100 of its flights
- Al Jazeera English20:24
A technical issue in the UK’s air traffic control system disrupted flights at major airports.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)20:27
'We are investigating a technical issue which is causing some disruption to flight departures,' says National Air Traffic Services
- fenlandcitizen.co.uk20:44
Martin Rolfe, chief executive officer of Nats, said ‘I always accept full responsibility’ after a technical issued caused chaos at UK airports.
- Al Jazeera English21:07
Air traffic control provider NATS under scrutiny after technical fault disrupts UK air traffic.
- iDNES (Czechia)21:15
Britská letiště se v úterý kvůli problému s řízením letového provozu potýkala s narušením stovek odletů. Potíže hlásily vzdušné přístavy Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester a Stansted. Ve večerních hodinách se situaci podařilo vyřešit.
- Channel News Asia23:04
- ABC News (Australia)23:52
Australian travellers have been left stranded at one of the world's busiest airports after an air traffic control failure led to flight cancellations across the United Kingdom.
Wed, 9 September 2026
40 reports- indiatimes.com02:00
UK NATS flight glitch: Air India said the disruption could also affect some of its other flights as aircraft and crew were left out of position following the incident. Passengers were advised to check the latest flight status on Air India’s website before travelling to the airport.
- Le Figaro (France)02:24
Un total de 177 vols prévus au départ et à destination des aéroports britanniques mercredi ont été annulés, selon Flightradar24.
- ANSA (Italy)02:55edited after publishing
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Caos nei cieli nel Regno Unito, ancora decine di voli cancellatiOltre 2 mila voli cancellati. Fra le ipotesi un errore nei sistemi creato da un documento militare
- Google News - Top Stories02:59
More flight delays expected after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch BBC Massive disruption hits UK airports after air traffic control issue CNN Nats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos enters second day The Guardian UK flights resume but airports warn of ongoing disruption from air traffic outage reuters.com Travelers Face More Delays After Major Disruption at British Airports The New York Times
- South China Morning Post03:39edited after publishing
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Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic glitchUK air travellers faced more misery on Wednesday with nearly 300 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain’s air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch which it ruled out as a cyberattack. After 1,746 flights were cancelled on the first day of the outage on Tuesday, another 291 were axed on Wednesday – the majority to and from London Heathrow, the United Kingdom’s biggest and one of Europe’s busiest airports – according to aviation analytics firm Cirium....
- indiapost.com05:36
Air India said that it faced disruptions after a technical fault at Britain's air traffic control provider NATS affected operations at airports
- Libération (France)06:03
Un problème technique «très complexe» crée des perturbations à travers le Royaume-Uni, notamment dans sa capitale. Le dysfonctionnement de la régulation du ciel est récurrent dans le pays.
- Google News - Top Stories06:26
UK gives air traffic provider a week to probe outage that halted flights Reuters Travelers Face More Flight Delays After Major Air Traffic Disruption at UK Airports nytimes.com Airlines scramble to dig out from UK air traffic control tech problems that canceled 2,000 flights The Hill Mapped: Travel chaos as a UK air traffic meltdown grounds thousands of flights worldwide Business Insider UK flight chaos sparks probe after massive cancellations USA Today
- lankanewspapers.com06:35
Major Disruption Hits British Airports More than 1,000 flights were cancelled across the United Kingdom following a significant technical failure in the…
- Channel News Asia06:48
SIA said the two affected flights were diverted to Paris and Munich respectively.
- lbc.co.uk06:57
Thousands of passengers remain stranded across Europe as the wave of cancellations continues.
- maitlandmercury.com.au06:59
The UK cannot have a repeat of an air traffic control problem that led to the cancellation of...
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- thecourier.com.au9 Sept, 06:59their copy
- illawarramercury.com.au9 Sept, 06:59their copy
- NYT World07:02edited after publishing ×2
An air traffic control failure prompted 1,700 flight cancellations on Tuesday and more than 300 on Wednesday.
- Google News - Europe query07:02
Travelers Face More Delays After Major Disruption at British Airports The New York Times
- The Guardian World07:36edited after publishing ×2
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Nats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos enters second dayGovernment remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidable How have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption? Business live – latest updates The head of the air traffic control provider Nats has been given a week to report back on the reasons for a technical failure that grounded thousands of flights, as the transport secretary said she did “not believe the issue was unavoidable”. Heidi Alexander said on Tuesday she had also...
- Index.hr (Croatia)07:44
TEHNIČKI kvar u britanskoj kontroli zračnog prometa uzrokovao je masovna otkazivanja letova i kaos čije se posljedice osjećaju i danas.
- middleeastmonitor.com08:10
More than 1,000 flights were canceled at UK airports following a technical failure at a Britain’s air traffic control service center, according to reports on Tuesday. The National Air Traffic…
- plymouthherald.co.uk08:24
Airline bosses have spoken about the serious and widespread disruption that continues today
- krdo.com08:45
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Major disruption was expected to continue at British airports on Wednesday –– including Heathrow, one of Europe’s busiest
- DW Top Stories09:22
Airports across the UK continue to face delays and cancellations after a flight processing system failure. The UK's transport secretary has summoned the CEO of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) for an explanation.
- plymouthherald.co.uk09:24
Over a thousand flights have been cancelled since yesterday
- Vecernji list (Croatia)11:28
Zrakoplovi i posade zbog masovnih otkazivanja ostali su na pogrešnim lokacijama, zbog čega se očekuju nova kašnjenja i promjene rasporeda.
- Tagesschau (Germany)11:32
Wegen einer Störung im System der Flugsicherung sind in Großbritannien weit über 1.000 Flüge ausgefallen, auch heute kommt es noch zu zahlreichen Ausfällen und Verspätungen. Mehrere Airlines äußerten scharfe Kritik an der Flugsicherung.
- ČT24 (Czechia)11:57
Britská letiště ve středu opět zrušila či odložila stovky letů kvůli následkům technických problémů řízení letového provozu, které řeší od úterý. Ve dvou dnech bylo zrušeno přes 2000 letů, na letištích uvázly desítky tisíc pasažérů. Ministryně dopravy si ve středu předvolala šéfa dispečerské společnosti NATS a hodlá v projevu k poslancům potvrdit, že za problémy není kybernetický útoky, uvedl web stanice BBC.
- mercurynews.com13:37
Airlines are scrambling to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems that forced the cancellation of over 1,750 UK flights.
- iDNES (Czechia)13:57
Britská letiště ve středu opět ruší či odkládají stovky letů kvůli následkům technických problémů řízení letového provozu, které řeší od úterý. Ve dvou dnech bylo zrušeno přes 2 000 letů, na letištích uvázly desítky tisíc pasažérů.
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- Novinky (Czechia)9 Sept, 12:35their copy
- Channel News Asia13:58
Flights resumed at major airports across the country after the hours-long outage resulted in the cancellation of 2,000 flights and ramped up pressure on air traffic control provider NATS and its boss Martin Rolfe.
- Le Monde (France)13:59
L’organisme britannique chargé du contrôle aérien a assuré avoir résolu le dysfonctionnement, mais au moins 177 vols ont encore été annulés mercredi, contre environ 1 300 la veille, selon le site de suivi du trafic aérien Flightradar24.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)14:26Britské aerolinky musely zrušit přes 2000 letů. Další směrem ze země i do ní nabírají velká zpoždění
Ve Velké Británii druhým dnem pokračují problémy na letištích. Kvůli problémům s řízením letového provozu musely aerolinky v úterý zrušit přes 2000 letů mířících jak do Velké Británie, tak i ven ze země. Britská letiště upozorňují cestující, že velké komplikace očekávají minimálně i ve středu.
- Index.hr (Croatia)14:37
TISUĆE letova u Britaniji otkazane su zbog tehničkog kvara.
- indiatimes.com15:00
London Heathrow ATC disruption continues as 7 of 24 India-London flights are cancelled Wednesday after NATS system failure, with delays and diversions ongoing.
- Le Monde English15:00
The head of the National Air Traffic Services said they ruled out a cyber attack as the cause.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)15:03
Samo jučer je otkazano otkazano 1746 letova
- Anadolu Agency (AA)15:05
National Air Traffic Services CEO says 'thorough' investigation will take place into technical outage
- aol.co.uk15:16
Gatwick Airport is facing further disruption this month after more than 200 workers voted to strike in a dispute over pay. The walkout comes after the UK’s second-largest airport was hit by major disruption caused by an air traffic control technical failure on Tuesday, which grounded hundreds of flights and affected thousands of passengers. London airports were particularly badly hit as airlines grappled with aircraft and crews being left out of position. Gatwick recorded 138 cancellations ,...
- ABC News (Australia)16:06
At least 2,000 flights were cancelled, with airlines reporting millions of pounds worth of financial loss.
- La Repubblica (Italy)16:21
Il sistema di gestione del traffico aereo è stato risolto, ma per tornare alla normalità servirà ancora tempo. Per l’agenzia Nats è il terzo caso di malfunzionamento grave in tre anni
- El Mundo (Spain)17:07
Las incidencias se reparten por toda la geografia española, desde Madrid a Islas Canarias, Baleares o la costa peninsular Leer
- iDNES (Czechia)17:32
Britská letiště ve středu opět rušila či odkládala stovky letů kvůli následkům technických problémů řízení letového provozu, které řeší od úterý. Ve dvou dnech bylo zrušeno přes dva tisíce letů, na letištích uvázly desítky tisíc pasažérů. Ministryně dopravy si ve středu předvolala šéfa dispečerské společnosti NATS a hodlá v projevu k poslancům potvrdit, že za problémy není kybernetický útok. Lety se v průběhu dne postupně obnovují.
- Die Zeit (Germany)17:33
Eine Technikpanne hat dem Flugverkehr in Großbritannien den zweiten Tag in Folge Probleme bereitet. Die genaue Ursache für die Panne ist noch unklar.