Technical issue at air traffic control provider Nats grounds flights to and from UK airports for second day Heathrow airport said on X this morning: Following yesterday’s NATS technical issue, flights are operating today, but some disruption may continue as airlines reposition aircraft and crew. Please check your flight status with your airline before travelling to the airport and only travel if your flight is confirmed to be operating. We apologise to those affected and have extra colleagues across our terminals to support passengers while we work with NATS and airline partners to restore normal operations as quickly as possible. I am the CEO of a piece of critical infrastructure, so it is my job to take responsibility for that. What I absolutely take responsibility for is keeping people safe and delivering the best service we possibly can on a day like today. This has been a very complex recovery and has created difficulties for the whole aviation network, from which it will take time to recover. Continue reading...