Heathrow and Gatwick ground all flights after issue with air traffic control
Arrivals are not affected, but many passengers are trapped on planes (Picture: Getty)
Departures at two major London airports have been halted as other airports across the UK deal with air traffic control issues.
Gatwick Airport and London Heathrow have halted all departures, with other UK airports reporting similar issues.
NATS said in a statement: ‘We are investigating a technical issue which is causing some disruption to flight departures. Our engineers are on site, and we will provide an update as soon as we can.’
Heathrow Airport said in a statement: ‘The air traffic control service is experiencing a technical issue which is impacting departing flights at UK airports.
‘Arriving flights are not currently impacted. We are supporting our local NATS team in their efforts to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.’
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Belfast City Airport warned of ‘some disruption’ to flights following the technical issue affecting air traffic controllers.
Birmingham Airport said the air traffic technical issue is affecting airspace in the south of the UK.
Heathrow flights are moving extremely slowly (Picture: FlightRadar)
A Birmingham Airport spokesperson said: ‘There is currently an air traffic technical issue affecting airspace in the south of the UK, which is impacting a significant number of departing flights across the country.’
Jersey Airport said it was also affected by a technical issue with air traffic control.
Manchester Airport Group, the company that operates Manchester Airport, Stansted Airport in Essex and East Midlands Airport in Leicestershire, said flights from all three had been affected by the air traffic control issue.
One traveller wrote on X: ‘Luton Airport too. We’re stranded on the actual plane!’
Another person said they were stuck on a plane in Manchester. Others reported issues in Cardiff, Exeter, Bristol and Alicante.
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