Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic control glitch - CNA

Aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 said 177 flights scheduled for Wednesday (Sep 9) had already been axed, following 1,300 cancellations to and from UK airports a day before.

Delayed passengers wait and queue with their luggage at Terminal 3 of London Heathrow airport, west of London on Sep 8, 2026, following major disruption due an issue affecting the NATS air traffic control systems. (Photo: AFP/Henry Nicholls)

LONDON: UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday (Sep 9) with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain's air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch that sparked chaos.

Aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 said 177 flights scheduled for Wednesday had already been axed, following 1,300 cancellations to and from UK airports a day before.

Nearly all the latest affected flights were at Britain's busiest airport Heathrow in London, FlightRadar24 wrote on X.

The National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said it was still working to resolve disruption following a "system issue".

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less "This has been a very complex recovery and has created difficulties for the whole aviation network, from which it will take time to recover," said NATS in an X post late Tuesday.