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The gist
UK air traffic control outage canceled more than 1,750 flights, disrupting 15 airports.
Budget carriers want NATS's chief out after a second major failure in three years.
How it unfolded
- Sep 8, 2026Technical problems first surfaced, disrupting travel across the UK and stranding passengers for hours on airport runways and in terminals.
- Sep 9, 2026The head of Britain's air traffic control system was summoned to a meeting with the transport minister as airlines scrambled to dig out from a backlog that forced the cancellation of more than 1,750 flights.
- Sep 9, 2026Delays continued for a second day, rippling across 15 UK airports and beyond; NATS said the original technical issue was resolved Tuesday afternoon.