Images of planes on the tarmac at London's Heathrow Airport, as numerous flights to and from the UK are cancelled due to a "technical issue" with the country's air traffic control organisation. According to specialist website FlightRadar, 425 flights departing from or arriving in the UK had been cancelled by 16:00 GMT on Tuesday. CREDIT: AFP
More than 400 flights to and from UK airports were cancelled Tuesday due to what the country’s air traffic control service said was a “technical issue”, in the latest glitch to cause disruption.
A total of 425 flights to and from British airports had been axed by 5:00 pm (1600 GMT) amid the problem, according to the aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24.
“We have implemented a fix and our flight system is starting to recover,” Britain’s air traffic control service, known as NATS, said on X.
“We are continuing to work closely with our airline and airport customers on recovery,” it added, apologising for the disruption to travellers’ journeys.
