Tens of thousands of passengers left stranded as chaos at Britain's airports continues
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The boss of an air traffic control provider will speak to the Transport Secretary on Wednesday (9 September) as disruption is set to continue after a technical issue grounded flights. Flight monitoring website Flightradar24 said 1,300 flights had been cancelled to and from UK airports on Tuesday after a system issue hit Nats, which provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports. Tens of thousands of passengers were caught up in the chaos, which continued on Wednesday with cancellations and delays expected as airlines deal with the knock-on impacts at airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted. According to FlightRadar, 246 flights had been cancelled at Heathrow Airport by 6am on Wednesday, while Gatwick passengers faced 33 cancellations. Broadcast on 09/09/2026 Stream Good Morning Britain live, every weekday from 6am on the ITVX 📲 http://daytimelink.itv.com/WatchGMBYT Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1NbomQa Like, follow and subscribe to Good Morn
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