UK airlines comment on latest NATS IT disruption

September 21st, 2026

Commenting on the latest ATC disruption this morning, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, said:

“Yet another NATS failure is causing delays and disruption for passengers and airlines alike, and comes just days after its report into the most recent major outage. The UK’s ATC system is critical national infrastructure and it must be resilient enough to keep people moving. Passengers and airlines deserve better and the independent CAA report, together with the forthcoming Civil Aviation Bill, must address the underlying weaknesses in the system so that these failures stop happening.”