PM refuses to back air traffic control boss after second airport glitch in two weeks: Dozens of flights grounded with thousands of passengers hit by delays

Flights in Britain were disrupted again today after another air traffic control ‘technical issue’ – as the Prime Minister refused to back the beleaguered boss of National Air Traffic Services.

Airports in Scotland and northern England including Glasgow and Manchester were the worst affected, but disruption was also reported at London City, Luton and Belfast.

Some 35 flights leaving the UK were cancelled or did not fly – while 37 scheduled to arrive in Britain were axed, according to the aviation analytics firm Cirium. 

It comes two weeks after an air traffic control issue on September 8 led to more than 2,000 flights being

This post was originally published on this site

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.