Britain’s air visitors controllers reported a technical subject on Wednesday that triggered disruptions to flights at main airports in London and different elements of the nation, although they later confirmed that the issue had been resolved.
“Our engineers have now restored the system that was affected this afternoon. We are within the strategy of resuming regular operations within the London space,” NATS, the nation’s air visitors management supplier, stated in a submit on X.
Heathrow Airport stated all departures had been paused, and Gatwick Airport stated the difficulty had affected all outbound flights throughout the UK.
“There are at present no departures from London Gatwick whereas the state of affairs is being resolved,” it stated in a press release on X.
London City Airport additionally posted on X that flights there have been affected by the identical subject.
Edinburgh Airport additionally stated departures have been at present being held awaiting additional data from NATS.
In August 2023, flights throughout Britain have been disrupted after the automated processing of flight plans malfunctioned.
Britain’s aviation regulator final yr stated NATS wanted to assessment its contingency plans for outages after the
meltdown, after airline bosses stated it price them over 100 million kilos ($133 million) in refunds and compensation.
