There are no indications that this was a cyber-attack.” “Our systems, both primary and the backups, responded by suspending automatic processing to ensure that no incorrect safety-related information could be presented to an air traffic controller or impact the rest of the air traffic system. Initial investigations into the problem show it relates to some of the flight data we received. At no point was UK airspace closed, but the number of flights was significantly reduced. In the event of such an issue our systems are designed to isolate the problem and prioritise continued safe air traffic control. Its chief executive, Martin Rolfe, said: “Very occasionally technical issues occur that are complex and take longer to resolve.
Nats reiterated its apology to customers in a statement on Tuesday night that confirmed the disruption had been caused by flight data that had been received. But airline industry leaders said the government should make the air traffic control service Nats (formerly National Air Traffic Services) bear “responsibility for the fiasco”, as the costs of dealing with the disruption mounted.Ībout a quarter of million passengers were caught up in the bank holiday chaos when a technical problem at Nats, which runs UK air traffic control systems, severely limited takeoffs and landings for about four hours.Īlmost 1,600 flights were cancelled across UK airports on Monday, and a further 300 were cancelled on Tuesday morning alone, with many more delayed for several hours.
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