5 d. ago London airport once again named UK’s worst for flight delays

Air traffic control disruption has been identified as the main driving force behind flight delays in Gatwick

Transport

6 d. ago London Gatwick is UK’s worst airport for flight delays, figures show

CAA data shows flights departed more than 23 minutes late last year, with Birmingham and Manchester second and third-worstLondon Gatwick is the UK’s worst airport for flight delays, official figures showed, with air traffic control issues blamed for continuing disruption.In 2024, flights departed on average more than 23 minutes late from Britain’s second-biggest airport, according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority. Continue reading...

Transport

1 week ago United Airlines plane engine bursts into flames after rabbit hops in

‘Rabbit through the number two, that'll do it,’ said air traffic control

Politics

2 w. ago Urgent warning to holidaymakers as flight delays are expected to be the worst in 25 years this summer

European air traffic control bosses have warned that delays could be even worse than last year, when one in three flights arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.

Events

2 w. ago Summer 2025 air traffic control strike season is now under way

Plane Talk: Just when you thought flight delays and cancellations could get no worse

Events

2 w. ago Flights to popular holiday destination could be cancelled this week due to strikes

Air traffic controllers are planning a 24-hour walkout

Events

3 w. ago Popular European destination to strike grounding 80 UK flights and stranding thousands

Greece's air traffic controllers are due to strike next week, which would see the cancellation of between 70 and 80 flights from the UK impacting thousands of passengers

Events

3 w. ago FAA introduces wellness checks for Reagan air traffic controllers

The initiatives come days after an air traffic controller was arrested at the airport

Politics

3 w. ago Greek airport strike set to cause major disruption to Brits in school holidays

The 24-hour strike is set to cause chaos for anyone heading to Greece as air traffic controllers will only handle emergency and urgent flights

Events

3 w. ago Crisis counsellors brought in to air traffic control tower after fight, near

Air traffic controllers at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport are being offered crisis counselling following a fight in the control tower and a near-miss incident, just two months after a fatal midair collision.

Events

3 w. ago Air traffic controllers to get more support after a fight and latest near miss at Washington airport

Air traffic controllers at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport will be offered crisis counseling and additional supervision after a fight in the tower and another alarming near miss two months after a midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter killed 67 people

Politics

3 w. ago Scots RAF jets scrambled after 'aircraft failed to make contact'

The jets took off from Lossiemouth after the alarm was raised by air traffic control.

Events

3 w. ago Ryanair sues air traffic control HQ for £5m after WFH engineer ruined 700,000 passengers' travel plans because password failed on one of the busiest days of the year

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary, speaking at the time, criticised NATS engineers for sitting 'at home in their pyjamas' as passengers were left stranded at airports.

Economics

3 w. ago FAA employee charged for altercation in air control tower at Reagan National Airport

Damon Marsalis Gaines, 39, was arrested by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department and charged with assault and battery

Society

3 w. ago Before and after satellite images show extent of devastation left by 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar

Satellite pictures taken after earthquake reveal toppled air traffic control tower at Myanmar’s main airport

Politics

3 w. ago Summer holiday chaos looms as 30million UK flights face delay

One in three UK passengers are expected to experience flight delays this summer season, as the worst air traffic control issues in 25 years are due to take place

Events

4 w. ago Holidaymakers face worst air traffic control issues in 25 years with 30 million passengers facing delays this summer

Exclusive: 30 million passengers flying to, from and within the UK could be delayed this year – with Heathrow and Gatwick particularly stretched

Politics

4 w. ago Holidaymakers face the worst air traffic control delays in a quarter century

Exclusive: 100 million passengers flying to, from and within the UK could be delayed this year – with Heathrow and Gatwick particularly stretched

Politics

last month Air traffic control delays will be ‘worse than last summer’ warns Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary

Exclusive: ‘Flightradar24 could provide most of the air traffic control service across Europe free of charge’

Events