Technical Issue Disrupts Flights at Major British Airports
LONDON, 8 September 2026 (Nosheen): Some departing flights at major British airports were disrupted on Tuesday after air traffic control provider NATS experienced a technical issue, with Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted among the airports affected by restrictions and delays. NATS said in a statement that it had identified the problem as being in its flight processing system, adding that its engineers were on site and working urgently to restore normal operations as quickly as possible. The air traffic control provider said flights were still departing and British airspace remained open, but warned that recovery would take some time. Heathrow, Britain’s biggest aviation hub, said it was working with NATS to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. Edinburgh Airport sa...






