![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/air-traffic-control-chaos-live-hundreds-of-flights-in-and-out-of-the-uk-hit-by-delays/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_PAY-pcs-man-airport-3q.jpg&description=National Air Traffic Services said it is experiencing a "technical issue" and has applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety, as thousands of passengers boarding flights back to the UK are affected The UK's leading provider of air traffic control systems has experienced a "major failure", leading to hundreds of flights being delayed across the nation. It is understood that passengers boarding flights back to the UK have been told of the fault. National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said it is experiencing a "technical issue" and has applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. The company said in a statement: "We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. Engineers are working to find and fix the fault. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause." According to Loganair, which first broke the news, there has been a "network-wide failure of UK air traffic control systems". Meanwhile, British Airways said it is "working closely with NATS to understand the impact of a technical issue that is affecting UK airspace". At Stansted, Ryanair passengers said they had been told to wait at their gate until further notice. Stay here for all the latest updates as passengers are hit by flight delays across the UK. Politicians have urged the Prime Minister to "urgently get a grip" on the issue, and called for a COBRA meeting. Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse MP said: "Rishi Sunak and his Ministers need to get a grip on this issue urgently and hold a COBRA meeting. "Millions of holidaymakers could be facing huge disruption in the coming days due to this fault and we can't risk this Government being missing in action yet again. Brits need to know that the Government is doing all it can to make sure people aren't hit with major delays and disruptions in the coming days." National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has said it is experiencing a "technical issue" and has applied traffic){kind=link}
National Air Traffic Services said it is experiencing a “technical issue” and has applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety, as thousands of passengers boarding flights back to the UK are affected
The UK’s leading provider of air traffic control systems has experienced a “major failure”, leading to hundreds of flights being delayed across the nation.
It is understood that passengers boarding flights back to the UK have been told of the fault. National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said it is experiencing a “technical issue” and has applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety.
The company said in a statement: “We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. Engineers are working to find and fix the fault. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.” According to Loganair, which first broke the news, there has been a “network-wide failure of UK air traffic control systems”.
Meanwhile, British Airways said it is “working closely with NATS to understand the impact of a technical issue that is affecting UK airspace”. At Stansted, Ryanair passengers said they had been told to wait at their gate until further notice.