{
  "id": 6292871,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-08T14:51:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/airport-chaos-heathrow-london-city-among-worst-affected-after-air-traffic-control-failure/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A technical issue at Britain's air traffic control service, Nats, has disrupted flights at major airports across the UK. Heathrow, Gatwick, and London City airports are among the worst-affected. Just before 2pm, Nats declared it was investigating a fault causing delays at most of the country's major airports. An update at 3:25pm revealed the issue stemmed from its flight processing system. Despite flights still departing, Nats stated recovery would take time. The organization apologized for the inconvenience, urging passengers to check their airline's flight status. Heathrow Airport clarified that arriving flights are not impacted, but they are supporting Nats' efforts to resolve the issue swiftly. The airport apologized to affected passengers and advised them to verify their flight information with their respective airlines. British Airways also disclosed it was facing disruptions, emphasizing that it was beyond their control and their teams were making every effort to restore passengers' travel plans promptly.",
  "summary": "Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports are among the most-impacted after a “technical issue” grounded scores of flights across the UK. Britain’s air traffic control service, Nats, said just before 2pm it was investigating a fault which had delayed departures across most of the UK’s major airports. In an update at 3:25pm, the organisation said [...]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-08T14:53:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}