NATS Holdings.
the main Air Navigation Service Provider in the United Kingdom
NATS Failure Causes 1,300 UK Flight Cancellations
A technical failure at the UK air traffic control provider NATS disrupted departures across major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted and Bristol, with travellers advised to check flight times as flights were grounded, delayed or slowed. Engineers were on site at Swanwick and across the network to restore operations, highlighting a nationwide disruption to the flight processing system and ongoing contingency efforts.
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About NATS Holdings
NATS Holdings, formally National Air Traffic Services (NATS), provides en-route air traffic control services to flights within the UK flight information regions and the Shanwick Oceanic Control Area. It also provides air traffic control services to 16 UK airports, and 1 British Overseas Territory.
Everything about NATS Holdings →- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Whiteley
- Inception
- 1962
- Website
- https://www.nats.aero/