UK Flights Disrupted by Second Air Traffic Control Failure at Prestwick
National Air Traffic Services reports that an equipment failure at its Prestwick control centre has caused delays and cancellations across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England.
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First reported by News Feed, 8 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 21 Sept 2026. News Feed published first, on 21 September at 09:14 UTC; Bloomberg.com followed 9 min later. The most recent article, from News Feed, appeared on 22 September at 00:30 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), Bloomberg.com (major outlet), The Guardian Business (major outlet), Times of India.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- News FeedUK flights disrupted by latest air traffic control problem
- Bloomberg.comUK Airspace Suffers Second System Failure, Delaying Some Flights
- Times of IndiaDelays at UK's Manchester Airport over air traffic control failure
- The Guardian BusinessFlights delayed and cancelled in parts of UK after latest air traffic issue
- News FeedUK flights disrupted due to air traffic control glitch
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- UK flights disrupted due to air traffic control glitch News Feed ·
- Flights delayed and cancelled in parts of UK after latest air traffic issue The Guardian Business ·
- UK Airspace Suffers Second System Failure, Delaying Some Flights Bloomberg.com ·
- UK flights disrupted by latest air traffic control problem News Feed ·
- Delays at UK's Manchester Airport over air traffic control failure Times of India
In this story
- National Air Traffic Services
- Prestwick
- Manchester Airport