Posted on 09/08/2026 9:28:35 AM PDT by Red Badger
Planes are grounded across the UK.
The United Kingdom is experiencing major airport disruptions as flights are grounded nationwide following a technical failure in air traffic control.
Huge disruption at multiple UK airports including Heathrow and Gatwick as flights blocked from taking off due to air traffic control error https://t.co/EaeMmO52Dd
— LBC (@LBC) September 8, 2026
The Telegraph reported:
“All flights into London Heathrow and Gatwick have been halted until at least 7pm, with airports including London City, Manchester, Stansted, East Midlands, Birmingham, Belfast City, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton also experiencing disruption.
The Telegraph understands that equipment at the headquarters of Nats, the air traffic control company, at Swanwick, near Southampton, has failed. Controllers based at the HQ are responsible for safely guiding flights across all UK airspace.”
UPDATE ATC Equipment /Weather (Turbulence)/Airspace Management issue is halting departures from London Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. Updates: https://t.co/3T3oPXVHEr
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) September 8, 2026
“The ‘data processing’ failure happened just after 1pm, multiple sources said.
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