{
  "id": 6287345,
  "title": "Heathrow and Gatwick among airports hit by air traffic control problems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/heathrow-and-gatwick-among-airports-hit-by-air-traffic-control",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-08T14:53:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Business",
    "slug": "bbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8x3dp1zpxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Departures from major UK airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, have been impacted by a technical issue affecting the air traffic control provider Nats. At Heathrow, departures were initially halted around midday, before resuming and experiencing further stop-start disruption in the afternoon. Incoming flights were landing as usual. Gatwick, East Midlands and Manchester Airport were also affected by the problem, with some departing flights potentially delayed at Manchester. Passengers were advised to contact their airlines to check their flight status. Nats stated it was investigating the issue which had not yet been resolved according to the BBC. The problem was traced to their flight processing system, with engineers on site working to restore normal operations. Nats apologized for the delays and urged passengers to check their flight status. The issue might impact Edinburgh Airport's operations, while Dublin and Cork in Ireland are also reported to be experiencing delays.",
  "summary": "Departures from a number of airports have been affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.",
  "key_points": [
    "Departures from Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted disrupted due to Nats technical issue",
    "Flights at Heathrow halted around midday, resumed with stop-start disruption in afternoon",
    "Nats investigating flight processing system problem, apologized for delays"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Airport chaos: Heathrow, London City among worst-affected after air traffic control failure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/airport-chaos-heathrow-london-city-among-worst-affected-after-air",
        "published": "2026-09-08T14:51:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}