Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruption
Managing director of Wizz Air UK, Yvonne Moynihan, called for "urgent reform" of Nats, adding that she did not have confidence in its current leadership.When asked by BBC Radio 4's World at One programme whether Nats chief Martin Rolfe should resign, Moynihan said: "We need to look at the leadership at the top. But more than that, what are the board of directors doing?"Jet2 boss Steve Heapy called for "urgent and accountable" action to bolster the UK's air traffic control infrastructure.Ryanair reiterated its calls for Rolfe to resign, saying he had failed to deliver" either a reliable system or an effective back-up". Not much is known about what happened on this occasion, except that there was a technical failure at Nats' control centre in Prestwick.Nats has two main centres.
- ▪Managing director of Wizz Air UK, Yvonne Moynihan, called for "urgent reform" of Nats, adding that she did not have confidence in its current leadership.When asked by BBC Radio 4's World at One programme whether Nats chief Martin Rolfe shou
- ▪But more than that, what are the board of directors doing?"Jet2 boss Steve Heapy called for "urgent and accountable" action to bolster the UK's air traffic control infrastructure.Ryanair reiterated its calls for Rolfe to resign, saying he h
- ▪Not much is known about what happened on this occasion, except that there was a technical failure at Nats' control centre in Prestwick.Nats has two main centres.
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Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruptionImage source, PA MediaByAdam Goldsmith and Theo Leggett, International Business CorrespondentPublished21 September 2026, 14:16 BSTUpdated 13 minutes agoAirlines have criticised the UK's air traffic control over a second glitch this month that has caused flight delays and cancellations. EasyJet said Monday's incident "once again calls into question the resilience" of the system, while Wizz Air said there was a "national confidence crisis" in Nats, which runs the UK's air traffic.The technical problem at Prestwick in Ayrshire caused disruption at airports across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, delaying dozens of flights.Nats said a "connectivity issue" was to blame for the disruption, and that it…
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