Nats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos enters second day
Passengers at Heathrow airport on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PAView image in fullscreenPassengers at Heathrow airport on Wednesday morning. “We have at this point ruled out a cyber-attack.“I don’t believe we have ever seen an incident happen more than once.
- ▪Passengers at Heathrow airport on Wednesday morning.
- ▪Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PAView image in fullscreenPassengers at Heathrow airport on Wednesday morning.
- ▪“We have at this point ruled out a cyber-attack.“I don’t believe we have ever seen an incident happen more than once.
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Passengers at Heathrow airport on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PAView image in fullscreenPassengers at Heathrow airport on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PAAir transportNats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos enters second dayMartin Rolfe, who faces pressure to resign, due to brief Heidi Alexander after cancellations pass 1,900 Business live – latest updates Mark SweneyWed 9 Sep 2026 03.36 EDTLast modified on Wed 9 Sep 2026 04.18 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe boss of the air traffic control provider Nats has been summoned to meet the UK transport secretary as the number of flight cancellations passed 1,900 in a second day of disruption for hundreds of thousands of passengers.Martin Rolfe, who is facing increasing pressure to…
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