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Rishi Sunak says airlines must help stranded passengers after ‘dodgy flight plan’ caused meltdown – as it happened

Rolling live news coverage of business, economics and financial markets as disruption to UK air travel continues into third day

The Guardian - UK

Air traffic control failure blamed on ‘flight data’

Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe said initial investigations show the fault relates to ‘flight data we received’.

The Independent UK

Airlines demand compensation reform as air traffic control chaos sees 2,000 flights cancelled – latest

There were 1,585 flights cancelled on Monday, while 345 were axed on Tuesday

The Independent UK

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Repatriation flights to set off for Gatwick after air traffic control fault

The failure, which led to a spate of cancellations and delays, was caused by flight data received by National Air Traffic Services.

The Independent UK

Data received by air traffic services ‘caused major flight disruptions’

There are no indications the failure was caused by a cyber-attack, according to National Air Traffic Services (Nats)

Evening Standard

Flight data received by air traffic services ’caused air traffic control fault’

There are no indications that the failure was caused by a cyber-attack, according to National Air Traffic Services (Nats).

The Independent UK

More travel chaos after 300,000 hit by cancellations – and French error blamed for air traffic mayhem

Inquiry launched into whether faulty flight plan triggered outage – as disruption set to continue

The Independent UK

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'Technical glitch' sparks crippling delays for major U.K. airlines—and it could take 'days' before it’s resolved

More than a quarter of all flights coming into and leaving the U.K. were canceled on Monday.

Fortune

Ryanair boss slams air traffic control chaos as ‘unacceptable’

In a video message, the chief executive described Monday as ‘a very difficult day’.

The Independent UK

Simon Calder: What is causing the air traffic control chaos? The authorities have some explaining to do

Nats boss appears to confirm reports that a ‘dodgy flight plan’ was responsible for calamitous shutdown

The Independent UK

Are London airports closed today? When will the disruption end? Airport chaos explained

There have been disruptions since Monday morning, when a technical fault started to cause major disruption

Evening Standard

Nearly 300 more flights cancelled after air traffic control glitch

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said it was the worst incident of its kind in ‘nearly a decade’.

The Independent UK

What does NATS do and how did the air traffic control issues happen?

NATS was originally created in 1962 and used to be co-managed by the UK’s military and civil servants

Evening Standard

More Scots flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow cancelled amid travel chaos

More Scottish flights – including from both Edinburgh and Glasgow Airport – have been cancelled this morning after yesterday's air traffic…

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The Times of India

Airlines rush to restore service after UK air-system outage

LONDON: Airlines are rushing to restore normal flight operations in the UK and repatriate stranded passengers after the worst air-traffic outage in a decade led to hundreds of delays and cancellations on one of the busiest days this travel season.

Al Jazeera

Widespread UK air travel disruption to last for days, minister says

By Monday afternoon, 232 flights due to leave UK airports and 271 arriving flights had been reportedly cancelled.

The Independent UK

Air traffic control review ordered with flight disruptions ‘to last for days’

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said it was the worst incident of its kind in ‘nearly a decade’.

The National (Scotland)

Airport schedules remain 'disrupted' amid travel chaos

Travel disruption could last for days after flights were cancelled leaving thousands of passengers stranded following an air traffic control…

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The Guardian - UK

Hundreds more flights cancelled in fallout from UK air traffic control failure

Airlines told to take ‘every possible step’ to aid stranded passengers as costs of travel disruption mount

Evening Standard

Repatriation flights to take place across the week as travel chaos continues

London airports have warned of ongoing cancellations to flights after the first national air traffic control technical glitch ‘in almost a decade’

The Independent UK

More flights cancelled as air traffic chief reveals chaos unfolding inside control room – latest

The air traffic control failure was caused by flight data received by National Air Traffic Services (Nats), the chief executive said

The Independent UK

Travel disruption could last days as thousands stranded by cancelled flights

Passengers were urged by airlines to check before they leave for the airport as their flight times may have changed following the technical fault.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of flights estimated to have been cancelled after fault

A total of 232 flights departing UK airports have been cancelled and 271 arriving flights, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

The Guardian - UK

Why were UK flights disrupted and can passengers get refunds?

A technical glitch at the national air traffic service led to restrictions being placed on UK airspace

The Independent UK

Bank holiday technical issue is latest glitch to hit UK air traffic system

The country’s leading provider of air traffic control services operates from two centres in Swanwick, Hampshire, and Prestwick in Scotland.

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