UK flights delayed after air traffic control suffers ‘technical issue’
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British Airways and other flights are affected during this busy bank holiday. | Photo by Urbanandsport / NurPhoto via Getty Images The UK is suffering a major disruption to air travel due to unspecific technical issues" affecting flight control computer systems. Britain's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) says it has applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety," with several airlines reporting disruptions felt at airports across the world. Hundreds of flights in and out of the UK have been delayed, according to The Guardian, with delays of up to 12 hours reported.
Despite the disruption, NATS says that UK airspace is not currently closed (as of 12:40PM UK time) during this very heavily traveled bank holiday Monday. NATS provided no indication for when the issue might be resolved.
We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied...