The Papers: 'Air traffic out of control' and 'RAF to help Saudis'
'Air traffic out of control' and 'RAF to help Saudis'Image caption, British air traffic is "out of control", writes the Metro, after a second glitch to the control system this month grounded "thousands" of flights. Now, it says airline chiefs are calling for the boss of the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) to be sacked. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has called the outage "deeply frustrating".
- ▪'Air traffic out of control' and 'RAF to help Saudis'Image caption, British air traffic is "out of control", writes the Metro, after a second glitch to the control system this month grounded "thousands" of flights.
- ▪Now, it says airline chiefs are calling for the boss of the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) to be sacked.
- ▪Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has called the outage "deeply frustrating".
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| Original publisher | BBC News — UK |
| Canonical URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmj4jpj9144wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss |
| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:46:31 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-22T01:13:49.404Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-22T01:13:49.404Z |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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'Air traffic out of control' and 'RAF to help Saudis'Image caption, British air traffic is "out of control", writes the Metro, after a second glitch to the control system this month grounded "thousands" of flights. Now, it says airline chiefs are calling for the boss of the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) to be sacked. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has called the outage "deeply frustrating". Also on the Metro's front page, "Cindy's agony" as Presley Gerber, son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, has died aged 27.Published26 minutes agoImage caption, The lead story for the Telegraph is Prime Minister Andy Burnham's decision to send "RAF to help Saudis" against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
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