Travel update: UK air traffic control disruption

Last updated: 15:00 Thursday 10 September, 2026

Following Tuesday’s technical issue affecting NATS air traffic control, UK airports are operating more closely in line with normal expectations.

Flights are operating, however there are some delays and cancellations while airlines reposition aircraft and crew.

If you are travelling in the next 72 hours

If your flight is cancelled or significantly delayed, our Customer Operations team will contact you directly. You do not need to call us. 

If you are currently on holiday with us

If your return flight is affected, we will speak to you before you travel to the airport and we will arrange what is needed on the ground. We are securing return journeys for all affected customers.

What we are doing

We have been in contact with all our affected customers. Having activated our incident response plan on Tuesday evening, we are now returning to normal operations.

Contacting us

Our phone lines and inboxes are far busier than normal. If you are travelling more than 72 hours from now, or your query is not urgent, please bear with us and we will come to you. It genuinely helps our team get to the customers who need us most today.

If you need us urgently while you are overseas, please use the emergency number 0330 160 4999.

We are sorry to every customer caught up in this. Our teams are doing everything they can to put things right as quickly as possible.

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