UK’s air traffic control system ‘suffers network-wide failure’ | UK News

Scottish airline Loganair has said the computer systems used by the UK’s air traffic control has suffered a ‘network-wide failure’ this morning.

In a pair of tweets, the company said: ‘There has been a network-wide failure of UK air traffic control computer systems this morning.

‘Although we are hopeful of being able to operate most intra-Scotland flights on the basis of local coordination and with a minimum of disruption, north-south and international flights maybe subject to delays.

‘If you are flying with us today, please check our website for the latest information about your flight before setting off for the airport.’

In a statement to Sky News, NATS, the national air traffic controllers, said: ‘We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. Engineers are working to find and the fix the fault.

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