Nats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos enters second day
Summary
The head of the UK's air traffic control company Nats, Martin Rolfe, will meet the UK transport secretary after 1,300 flights were canceled on the second day of major delays. Nats said a technical problem caused the disruption, but it was not a cyber-attack, and the system issue is different from past incidents.Key Facts
- Martin Rolfe, boss of Nats, is requested to meet with the UK transport secretary Heidi Alexander.
- Around 1,300 flights were canceled over two days, affecting hundreds of thousands of travelers.
- Nats provides air traffic services to 15 UK airports, including Heathrow and Gatwick.
- The problem was caused by a technical fault in Nats’ flight processing system, not a cyber-attack.
- This fault is different from the outages that happened in 2023 and 2025.
- Airlines like Wizz Air UK and Ryanair are demanding Rolfe’s resignation due to repeated failures.
- The disruption caused many flight cancellations and delays at major UK airports and across Europe.
- Heathrow and Gatwick airports said flights have resumed, but some delays continue as airlines adjust schedules.
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