Disruption which started on Monday is to last for days with thousands of passengers already told their flights will not be going ahead
At least 32 departures from Heathrow Airport have been cancelled on Tuesday, and 31 arrivals axed, as disruption caused by the air traffic control glitch continued. British Airways, which operates the most flights to and from the west London airport, was the worst affected airline.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper told GB News: “This was a technical fault. We do not think this was a cybersecurity incident. And what will happen now with an incident of this magnitude is there will be an independent review. Heathrow Airport said in a statement on Monday night: “We apologise for any inconvenience as a result of the Nats technical issues today. The issue has been resolved however schedules remain significantly disrupted.
National Air Traffic Services , the country’s leading provider of air traffic control, said at 3.15pm on Monday it had “identified and remedied” the technical issue affecting its systems and it was working with airlines and airports to support affected flights. Rory Dollard, 40, cricket correspondent for the PA news agency, was stuck at Bergerac Dordogne Perigord airport in France and was told it may take up to six days before he and his family – his wife Joanne, 40, and children Emily, 10, and Arthur, eight – could return home to Skipton, North Yorkshire.
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