U.K. restricts air traffic due to ‘technical issue’

Britain's National Air Traffic Service (NATS) is facing a technical issue, leading to traffic flow restrictions and potential delays and cancellations for airlines and airports.

Flights in and out of Britain were temporarily grounded due to a technical glitch, affecting approximately 1 million people and reflecting vulnerabilities in the country's air transport industry.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed in the UK due to a technical problem with air traffic control systems, causing widespread disruption and likely to last for a few days, although it is not believed to be a cyberattack according to British Transport Minister Mark Harper.

Passengers are being warned that the air traffic control failure in the UK will continue to cause chaos and significant delays for several days.

The air traffic control glitch in Britain that caused flight cancellations and delays has been fixed and will not happen again, according to the head of NATS, the country's air traffic control provider.