A “technical issue” has hit UK air traffic control systems, with thousands of people facing flight delays.
The National Air Traffic Services said it was experiencing “technical issues” and had “applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety”.
“Engineers are working to find and the fix the fault. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.”
“Engineers are working to find and the fix the fault. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.”
In a later statement, NATS said: “UK airspace is not closed, we have had to apply air traffic flow restrictions which ensures we can maintain safety”.
Several airports across the UK, and airlines including Ryanair, EasyJet, Loganair and Aer Lingus have all warned passengers there could be delays to flights.
Alastair Rosenschein, a former British Airways pilot and now an aviation consultant, called the disruptions “huge” – and said the equivalent for cars would be if every road was closed in the country.
“It’s a bit of a nightmare scenario, really,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
BBC journalist Alex Murray said he was due to fly from Bari, Italy to the UK -but passengers were told of an “unknown delay” due to an air traffic control problem in London.
A “technical issue” has hit UK air traffic control systems, with thousands of people facing flight delays.
“Engineers are working to find and the fix the fault. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.”
The National Air Traffic Services said it was experiencing “technical issues” and had “applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety”.
In a later statement, NATS said: “UK airspace is not closed, we have had to apply air traffic flow restrictions which ensures we can maintain safety”.
“Engineers are working to find and the fix the fault. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.”
“Engineers are working to find and the fix the fault. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.”
In a later statement, NATS said: “UK airspace is not closed, we have had to apply air traffic flow restrictions which ensures we can maintain safety”.
Several airports across the UK, and airlines including Ryanair, EasyJet, Loganair and Aer Lingus have all warned passengers there could be delays to flights.
Alastair Rosenschein, a former British Airways pilot and now an aviation consultant, called the disruptions “huge” – and said the equivalent for cars would be if every road was closed in the country.
“It’s a bit of a nightmare scenario, really,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
BBC journalist Alex Murray said he was due to fly from Bari, Italy to the UK -but passengers were told of an “unknown delay” due to an air traffic control problem in London.
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