Dublin Airport passengers have been warned of delays after multiple major UK airports including Heathrow have been plunged into chaos after a “technical issue” grounded a number of flights.
Departures are experiencing long delays on Tuesday afternoon after an air control issue left planes unable to take off safely from the UK.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Dublin Airport said due to air traffic control issues in the UK, “some flights in and out of Dublin Airport are subject to delays this afternoon”.
“Passengers scheduled to fly this evening are advised to get in touch with their airline directly for latest updates on their flight,” they said.
The UK national air traffic control service (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.
“We apologise for the delay this will cause to journeys, passengers should check with their airline on the status of their flight. We will provide updates on nats.aero.”
Heathrow Airport posted on its X account: “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. We will provide updated information when we have it. We apologise to those disrupted and advise passengers to check with their airline for latest flight information.”
In a statement posted on X, Manchester Airport said the Nats issue may cause delays to some departing flights.
The statement said: “We are aware of an issue affecting Nats’ air traffic control service at UK airports, which may result in delays to some departing flights from Manchester Airport today.
“Passengers due to travel are advised to check the latest status of their flight with their airline.
“We will continue to monitor the situation and share further updates as more information becomes available.”
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.
Edinburgh Airport said it was aware the technical issue affecting air traffic control service Nats “may impact operations”.
A post on X said: “We are aware of a technical issue affecting @NATS which may impact operations. We are working closely with air traffic control, airlines and other partners, and hope @NATS can resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”