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Heathrow passengers face delays over strong winds and staff shortages
In a statement, Heathrow Airport said strong wind had caused ‘minor changes’ to flight schedules.
Ryanair: Air traffic control chaos happened as Nats ‘collapsed their system’
Chief executive Michael O’Leary said processing flight plans with duplicate waypoints is ‘not something complicated’.
Ryanair boss says UK air traffic control is worst in Europe
Michael O’Leary made the comment as he launched a tirade calling for National Air Traffic Services (Nats) chief executive Martin Rolfe to be sacked.
Gatwick limits flights after air traffic control staffing problems
A daily 800 flight limit, affecting both departures and arrivals, has been imposed from Monday and will run until Sunday.
EasyJet boss says Nats has ‘let down customers all summer’
Forty-two flights at Gatwick were cancelled or diverted and many more were delayed on Thursday night due to a staffing shortage in the control tower.
Thousands impacted as Gatwick air traffic control hit by staff shortages
It comes just two weeks after a Nats technical glitch caused widespread disruption at airports across the UK.
Flights diverted due to staff shortages in air traffic control at Gatwick
Dozens of arrivals and departures were affected on Thursday evening, with passengers advised to contact their airline.
Thousands of airline passengers hit by fresh air traffic control cancellations
The number of flights serving Gatwick Airport on Wednesday night was restricted because of staff sickness.
Airlines call for Nats to pay cost of air traffic control failure
Industry body Airlines UK said its members should not ‘carry the can every time we see disruption of this magnitude’.
Air traffic control boss: Odds of bank holiday failure were ‘one in 15 million’
National Air Traffic Services chief executive Martin Rolfe said one of its systems failed after it ‘didn’t process a flight plan properly’.