OVER a dozen airports across the UK have been forced to cancel flights this morning as holidaymakers endure a second day of travel chaos.
A major technical issue with the UK’s national air traffic control provider saw tens of thousands of passengers stranded in terminals and over 1,000 journeys axed.
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Airlines across the country have been forced to delay or cancel flights this morning as crews battle a huge backlog following yesterday’s meltdown.
Over 1,000 flights were axed yesterday after the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) suffered an issue with its “flights processing system”.
Later yesterday evening, the technical issue preventing departures was fixed, but hundreds of flights have already been cancelled this morning.
Most impacted by these issues is London Heathrow Airport, which is continuing to face “major disruptions”, according to FlightRadar24.
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A number of British Airways departures out of Heathrow have been cancelled this morning and into this afternoon, with destinations including Athens, Toronto and Glasgow.
Heathrow Airport has said on its website: “Passengers are advised to check the latest status of their flight directly with their airline and to only travel to Heathrow if their flight is confirmed as operating today.”
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London Gatwick is facing similar, yet less extreme, issues this morning, with FlightRadar24 reporting 33 cancellations today for airlines such as easyJet, British Airways, American Airlines and Norwegian.
A handful of Ryanair flights departing from Stansted Airport, as well as a number of easyJet flights at London Luton this morning have been cancelled, but both airports remain open and operational.
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Due to the delays currently experienced at Heathrow and Gatwick, a host of smaller airports have cancelled departures into London this morning.
Manchester Airport, Newcastle Airport, Glasgow Airport, Aberdeen Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport have all seen British Airways flights to both Heathrow and Gatwick cancelled today.
Full list of UK airports facing flight cancellations and delays
London and the South East
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) – Major disruptions and cancellations
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW) – Cancellations
- London Stansted Airport (STN) – Some cancellations and delays
- London Luton Airport (LTN) – Some cancellations and delays
- London Southend Airport (SEN) – Some delays
Midlands and East of England
- Birmingham International Airport (BHX) – Some delays
North of England
- Manchester Airport (MAN) – One cancellation to Heathrow
- Newcastle Airport (NCL) – One cancellation to Heathrow
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) – Some delays for Jet2 flights
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) – One cancellation with Jet2
South West England
- Bristol Airport (BRS) – Small number of delays and cancellations
Scotland
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) – One cancellation and some delays
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) – Multiple British Airways and easyJet domestic flights to London cancelled
- Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) – One cancellation to Heathrow and other delays
Northern Ireland
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) – Some easyJet delays this afternoon
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) – One cancellation to Heathrow, with some delays on London flights this afternoon
Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Leeds Bradford and Birmingham International Airport are currently dealing with some delays on Jet2 flights.
Airports including Exeter Airport, Bournemouth Airport, Cardiff Airport and Southampton Airport are all operating well this morning.