Over 600 flights cancelled as air traffic control glitch disrupts UK airports

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1. Tue, 8 September 2026

   24 reports
   • Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)15:21first to report
     Caos voli nel Regno Unito, un guasto blocca le partenze dagli aeroporti di Londra e Manchester: ritardi e cancellazioni

     I voli in tutto il Regno Unito stanno subendo ritardi e cancellazioni. I disagi sono causati da un problema tecnico al controllo del traffico aereo, che ha interessato diversi aeroporti, tra cui Heathrow e Gatwick. La risoluzione del problema, fanno sapere le autorità, richiederà “del tempo”. Gli aeroporti di Londra sono i più colpiti: i […] L'articolo Caos voli nel Regno Unito, un guasto blocca le partenze dagli aeroporti di Londra e Manchester: ritardi e cancellazioni proviene da Il Fatto...

   • La Repubblica (Italy)15:23edited after publishing
     Aeroporti del Regno Unito in tilt: “Si tratta di un guasto tecnico”

     previouslyRegno Uniti, traffico aereo in tilt: oltre 200 voli cancellati. Coinvolti anche Heathrow e Gatwick

     Disagi fino a tarda sera. Furiose le compagnie aeree. “Soluzione trovata”, ma Heathrow ancora deve smaltire i velivoli bloccati

   • Times of India16:14edited after publishing
     Over 600 flights cancelled as air traffic control glitch disrupts UK airports

     previouslyAirport chaos in UK: Nearly 300 flights cancelled due to air traffic control glitch

   • Index.hr (Croatia)16:15
     Problemi u britanskim zračnim lukama, otkazano gotovo 300 letova

     TEHNIČKI kvar u britanskom sustavu kontrole zračnog prometa uzrokovao je otkazivanje gotovo 300 letova.

   • El País (Spain)16:29
     Una avería en el sistema de control aéreo provoca la cancelación de más de 600 vuelos en el Reino Unido

     El fallo afecta a los principales aeropuertos del país, con Heathrow a la cabeza

   • El Mundo (Spain)17:13edited after publishing
     Los vuelos cancelados por un fallo técnico en el control del tráfico aéreo de Reino Unido ascienden a más de mil

     previouslyUn fallo técnico en el control de tráfico aéreo provoca más de 400 vuelos cancelados en Reino Unido

     Hay aerolíneas afectadas como easyJet, British Airways o Ryanair Leer

   • The Guardian World17:13
     UK airport disruption: what are your rights if you have been affected?

     Air traffic control issue affecting airports across UK on Tuesday has been resolved but disruption could continue into Wednesday Flight disruption continues after air traffic control technical issue Business live – latest updates Airports across the UK including Manchester, Birmingham and all those in London were hit by problems at air traffic control on Tuesday. The technical issue was announced shortly before 2pm and was resolved about three hours later. By that time, hundreds of flights had...

   • France Info (France)17:15edited after publishing
     Au Royaume-Uni, plus de 1 000 vols annulés dans plusieurs grandes villes après un "problème technique" du contrôle aérien

     previouslyAu Royaume-Uni, de nombreux vols annulés après un "problème technique" du contrôle aérien

     Les aéroports londoniens d'Heathrow et Gatwick, mais aussi ceux de Liverpool, Birmingham ou Edimbourg font partie des sites britanniques concernés.

   • nzherald.co.nz17:59
     Technical failure grounds more than 400 flights in UK, stranding thousands

     Flight authorities acknowledged a 'technical issue' but said it was not a cyber attack.

   • Die Zeit (Germany)18:09
     Abflüge nicht möglich: Störung verursacht Chaos an Flughäfen in Großbritannien
   • tportal (Croatia)18:10
     Hitno upozorenje putnicima: Tehnički kvar otkazao gotovo 300 letova

     Veliki poremećaji pogodili su danas zračni promet u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu nakon tehničkog kvara u sustavu kontrole zračnog prometa, zbog kojeg je otkazano gotovo 300 letova. Iako je kvar u međuvremenu otklonjen i sustav se postupno oporavlja, posljedice se i dalje osjećaju u nekima od najprometnijih britanskih zračnih luka, pa se putnicima savjetuje da prije polaska provjere status svojih letova

   • Novinky (Czechia)18:15
     Stovky odletů z britských letišť narušily problémy s řízením provozu

     Stovky odletů z britských letišť jsou narušeny kvůli problému s řízením letového provozu. Se zrušenými lety a zpožděními se potýkají mimo jiné vzdušné přístavy Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester a Stansted. V úterý večer o tom informovala britská média. Technické potíže zaznamenal provozovatel letového provozu NATS. Ten po šesté hodině večer středoevropského času hlásil, že situace se začíná pomalu zlepšovat.

   • ANSA (Italy)18:22
     Traffico aereo in tilt nel Regno Unito, coinvolti anche gli scali di Heathrow e Gatwick

     Ritardi e disagi in molti aeroporti. Il sistema è stato riavviato ma il caos resta

   • ANSA (Italy)18:22
     Caos nei cieli del Regno Unito, in tilt anche gli scali di Heathrow e Gatwick

     Centinaia di voli cancellati in molti aeroporti per un guasto al controllo del traffico

   • The Guardian World18:26edited after publishing
     UK air traffic control problem strands hundreds of thousands of passengers

     previouslyFlight disruption across UK continues after air traffic control technical issue

     More than 1,000 flights cancelled as airlines call for overhaul of ATC system after third incident in just over three years UK airport disruption: what are your rights? Hundreds of thousands of air passengers had flights delayed or cancelled after another UK air traffic control technical glitch kept planes grounded for hours on Tuesday. Airlines demanded action after a “technical issue” at the air traffic control services provider Nats caused the third large-scale stoppage in just over three...

   • aol.co.uk18:45
     Tens of thousands of passengers impacted after air traffic control issue

     More than 400 flights have been cancelled, with tens of thousands of passengers facing disruption after an air traffic control issue. Nats, which provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports, said in a statement it had identified a technical issue within its “flight processing system” which was causing the disruption on Tuesday. Some 425 flights were cancelled to and from UK airports as of 5pm following the problem, according to flight monitoring website Flightradar24, as airports...

   • walesonline.co.uk18:46
     British Airways flight from London to China diverts to Cardiff in airport chaos

     British Airways said it was forced to cancel or divert more than 100 of its flights

   • Al Jazeera English20:24
     Hundreds of UK flights disrupted by air traffic control glitch

     A technical issue in the UK’s air traffic control system disrupted flights at major airports.

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)20:27
     UK air traffic control reports disruption for departing flights due to 'technical issue'

     'We are investigating a technical issue which is causing some disruption to flight departures,' says National Air Traffic Services

   • fenlandcitizen.co.uk20:44
     Air traffic boss takes ‘full responsibility’ after thousands face flight chaos

     Martin Rolfe, chief executive officer of Nats, said ‘I always accept full responsibility’ after a technical issued caused chaos at UK airports.

   • Al Jazeera English21:07
     Hundreds of flights delayed, cancelled after UK air traffic control glitch

     Air traffic control provider NATS under scrutiny after technical fault disrupts UK air traffic.

   • iDNES (Czechia)21:15
     Stovky zpožděných či zrušených letů. Chyba v systému, omlouvá se agentura

     Britská letiště se v úterý kvůli problému s řízením letového provozu potýkala s narušením stovek odletů. Potíže hlásily vzdušné přístavy Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester a Stansted. Ve večerních hodinách se situaci podařilo vyřešit.

   • Channel News Asia23:04
     Air traffic control issue disrupts flights at major UK airports
   • ABC News (Australia)23:52
     Australians face night at London's Heathrow Airport after flight cancellation

     Australian travellers have been left stranded at one of the world's busiest airports after an air traffic control failure led to flight cancellations across the United Kingdom.

2. Wed, 9 September 2026

   4 reports
   • indiatimes.com02:00
     Air India caught in UK aviation disruption storm, forced to divert, delay, cancel multiple flights

     UK NATS flight glitch: Air India said the disruption could also affect some of its other flights as aircraft and crew were left out of position following the incident. Passengers were advised to check the latest flight status on Air India’s website before travelling to the airport.

   • Le Figaro (France)02:24
     Royaume-Uni : des dizaines de vols toujours annulés à cause d’une panne du contrôle aérien

     Un total de 177 vols prévus au départ et à destination des aéroports britanniques mercredi ont été annulés, selon Flightradar24.

   • ANSA (Italy)03:09
     Caos nei cieli nel Regno Unito, ancora decine di voli cancellati

     Flightradar24: sono 177 soltanto oggi, quasi tutti all'aeroporto di Londra Heathrow

   • South China Morning Post03:39
     Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic glitch

     Travellers in the UK faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain’s air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch that sparked chaos. Aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 said 177 flights scheduled for Wednesday had already been axed, following 1,300 cancellations to and from UK airports a day before. Nearly all the latest affected flights were at Britain’s busiest airport Heathrow in London, FlightRadar24...