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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: UK Air Traffic Control Failure Disrupts Flights and Cancels More Than 1,000 Services
Caption: UK Air Traffic Control Failure Disrupts Flights and Cancels More Than 1,000 Services. A technical failure at Britain’s air traffic control provider NATS disrupted flights across major UK airports Tuesday. More than 1,300 flights were cancelled, while hundreds more faced delays at Heathrow and other airports. NATS said its flight data processing system malfunctioned, although officials stressed passenger safety was never compromised. The provider later confirmed the system was restored, but warned that clearing the resulting backlog would take time. Heathrow suspended arrivals for the rest of Tuesday, while departures resumed amid continuing disruption across operations. Ryanair said around 150,000 passengers experienced delays, with more than 200 flights cancelled during Tuesday’s disruption. The airline called for NATS chief executive Martin Rolfe to resign, accusing him of repeated mismanagement. Wizz Air also demanded urgent reforms, saying recurring failures were repeatedly bringing Britain’s aviation system to standstill. Britain’s aviation regulator will review NATS’s full incident report and consider further measures to improve reliability. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,UK air traffic control,NATS,flight cancellations,1,300 flights,Heathrow,flight data processing system,delays,Ryanair,150,000 passengers,Martin Rolfe,Wizz Air,aviation disruption,UK aviation regulator
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