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'Technical issue' disrupts flights in northern England and Scotland
- On Monday, a technical issue at the National Air Traffic Services Prestwick Centre in Scotland triggered widespread flight delays, grounding aircraft across multiple UK airports.
- Engineers are investigating the Flight Data Processing System after the failure restricted capacity in Scottish-controlled airspace by 60%, with NATS applying air traffic regulations to "maintain safety."
- At least 60 minutes of delay affected some passengers, with one reporting they were "boarded to go from Glasgow to Stansted" before being told to wait; travellers at Glasgow Airport and Edinburgh Airport reported significant disruptions.
- NATS clarified the incident is unrelated to the software defect that caused 2,000 cancellations earlier this month, apologizing for the disruption and urging passengers to check with their airlines.
- Prestwick Centre remains under scrutiny following this second major disruption in recent weeks, given its role handling critical air traffic across Northern England, Scotland, and the North Atlantic.
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Airport delays LIVE: Updates on 'technical issue' disrupting travellers
National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has confirmed that engineers are on site at its Prestwick centre in Scotland, investigating the ongoing issue affecting flights and causing UK airport delays
·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Flights from London Stansted delayed after air traffic control issue
Passengers travelling from airports in the UK including Stansted Airport are experiencing delays after air traffic control issues today.
·Colchester, United Kingdom
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Flights disrupted across north of UK amid air traffic control issue
Airports in Edinburgh, Belfast and Manchester were registering delayed flights and urging passengers to check with their airlines. Flights have been delayed in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England amid an air traffic control issue, National Air Traffic Services (Nats) has said. The company insisted today’s issue was unrelated to a software fault at Nats...
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