PM fails to back air traffic control boss after 56 flights grounded
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The Prime Minister has failed to back the embattled air traffic control boss after a fresh meltdown grounded at least 56 flights. Andy Burnham’s official spokesman was unable to say that Martin Rolfe, the chief executive of National Air Traffic Services (Nats), should remain in post following a fourth incident on his watch. Half a dozen British Airways and 50 EasyJet flights were cancelled on Monday, while data from Flight Radar suggested that nearly 200 flights were delayed across the country. Simon Calder has the latest. Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/21/air-traffic-control-failure-delays-flights/ ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► St
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