UK airports hit by air traffic control problems, with flights cancelled
Airlines including British Airways and easyJet reported cancellations after the air traffic control fault. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/ReutersView image in fullscreenAirlines including British Airways and easyJet reported cancellations after the air traffic control fault. A total of 24 flights have so far been cancelled across UK airports, according to the analysts Cirium.
- ▪Airlines including British Airways and easyJet reported cancellations after the air traffic control fault.
- ▪Photograph: Denis Balibouse/ReutersView image in fullscreenAirlines including British Airways and easyJet reported cancellations after the air traffic control fault.
- ▪A total of 24 flights have so far been cancelled across UK airports, according to the analysts Cirium.
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Airlines including British Airways and easyJet reported cancellations after the air traffic control fault. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/ReutersView image in fullscreenAirlines including British Airways and easyJet reported cancellations after the air traffic control fault. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/ReutersAir transportFlights cancelled at airports in Scotland, northern England and Northern IrelandBritish Airways and easyJet among those to cancel or delay services after air traffic control fault at Prestwick Business live – latest updates Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentMon 21 Sep 2026 05.27 EDTFirst published on Mon 21 Sep 2026 05.23 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFlights are being disrupted in parts of the UK after National Air Traffic Services was hit by its second technical…
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