Heathrow and Gatwick LIVE: Flights delayed and cancelled after air traffic control outage | UK | News

Passengers in London Heathrow and London Gatwick were shot with flight delays and cancellations after radar problems affecting large airports in England on Wednesday.

Authorities, “Radar Problem”, yesterday, the Air Traffic Control (ATC), which has grounded flights throughout England, caused failure. Martin Rolfe, CEO of the National Air Traffic Services (NATS), was called to welcome Transportation Secretary Heidi Alexander on Thursday morning after the breakdown of thousands of passengers with a technical problem forcing the cancellation of more than 150 flights.

He demands an explanation for those with airlines. Nats spokesman said: “This was a topic of radar, and during this time, we reduced the traffic to ensure security.

“There is no evidence that this is cyber.”

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