A ‘technical issue’ with air traffic control has caused widespread disruption to flights across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England – just weeks after another glitch caused travel chaos.
The national air traffic service (Nats), which provides air traffic control services to fifteen UK airports, said engineers have been called to deal with an issue at the Prestwick centre, which handles air traffic control in Scotland and the north of England.
So far, dozens of flights have been cancelled.
A Nats spokesperson said: “We are investigating a technical issue at our Prestwick centre in Scotland.
“To maintain safety, air traffic regulations have been applied to manage traffic demand.”
It comes just two weeks after 425 flights were cancelled from UK airports following the issue within National Air Traffic Services (Nats), which provides air traffic control services to fifteen UK airports.
Which airports are affected?
So far, delays have been reported at Glasgow, Prestwick, Edinburgh, Manchester, Dundee, Benbecula and Belfast airports.
A Nats spokesperson said: “Airports south of Manchester are broadly unaffected, however flights heading north and flights departing Scottish airports are currently subject to some delay.”
However, posting on its social media page, London City airport said: “We are experiencing some disruption due to an issue at @NATS Prestwick.
“We are monitoring the situation closely and working with NATS as they resolve the issue.”
Airlines slam ‘repeated failures’
Several airlines have already issued statements about this latest technical issue in the Nats system.
A British Airways spokesman said: “Yet another technical fault with NATS means some of our customers are likely to experience disruption to their travel plans today.
“This is disappointing, and whilst it is an issue that is entirely out of our control, we’re doing everything we can to limit the impact on customers and are keeping them updated.”
Meanwhile, EasyJet accused the air traffic control system of “repeated failures”.
A spokesman for the airline said: “A Nats Air Traffic Control system failure in its Prestwick Centre is causing delays to flights with some unable to operate.
“This, once again, calls into question the resilience of Nats’ systems and demonstrates the need for firm actions to prevent these repeated failures.”
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