Flights are mostly back to normal
Birmingham Airport warn passengers of ‘knock-on effect’ after NATS disruption(Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
Birmingham Airport has reassured passengers that yesterday’s technical issues affecting NATS air traffic services have now been resolved.
They were, in fact, resolved yesterday evening, but the impact of the disruption is still being felt today.
The airport is advising people to check their flight status directly with their airline, to ensure they are aware of any potential changes caused by the disruption.
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Yesterday, September 8, airports across the country, including Heathrow and Gatwick, experienced stalled take-off times due to an air traffic technical issue affecting airspace in the south of the UK.
This had a wider impact on airports, including Birmingham Airport, as flights were unable to takeoff due to the cascading effect.
Today, Birmingham Airport stated: “The technical issue affecting NATS air traffic services was resolved yesterday evening.
“There is a minimal knock-on effect but there may be disruption to some flights. Passengers are advised to check their flight status directly with their airline.”
Yesterday evening, they explained: “Following the technical issue that occurred with NATS, we have been working closely with them and departures from Birmingham Airport restarted at 18:40.
“We are continuing to work with NATS (who is responsible for air traffic control), to clear backlog alongside our airlines and handling agents.
“We advise customers to check the status of their flight with their airline. Once again, we apologise for the disruption caused.”
Nats, the country’s air traffic control service, said: “We have identified that the issue was in our flight processing system. Our engineers are on site and working urgently to resume normal operations as quickly as possible. We recognise the ongoing disruption to travel, for which we sincerely apologise.
“Flights are still departing and airspace is open, but recovery will take some time. We will provide further updates as soon as possible.
“Passengers should check the status of their flight with their airline. We will provide further updates as soon as we have confirmed information, at https://nats.aero and on X at @NATS “.
