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UK air-traffic-control failures cause another round of cancellations and delays
A second technical breakdown in less than two weeks turned system resilience into a practical trip-planning concern for UK flyers.
A technical fault at the UK’s NATS air-traffic-control center in Prestwick triggered another wave of flight delays and cancellations across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England.
At least 200 flights were reported canceled during the disruption.
Why it matters for travelers
This followed another major software failure earlier in September that affected hundreds of thousands of passengers.
When not to
If traveling through affected UK airports during an active NATS disruption, monitor airline apps before leaving for the airport and keep flexible onward plans. Repeated technical failures mean knock-on delays can outlast the original outage.