Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:25pm on 28 Aug 2023,Monday International
Hundreds of thousands of airline passengers face significant delays and cancellations this bank holiday Monday due to a system failure with the UK's air traffic control organisation, Nats. The technical fault at Nats' Hampshire headquarters has grounded aircraft across Britain. Planes already airborne are likely being diverted to European airports. Even if swiftly resolved, major disruption is expected to continue through the day as aviation operates at full capacity. With minimal slack at Heathrow and Gatwick amid the summer travel rush, passengers finishing holidays abroad face chaos returning home today.
