Thousands of flights out of the UK were cancelled and delayed over the weekend due to severe technical issues with the UK air traffic management system managed by the National Air Traffic Services (Nats). Problems arose on Saturday morning with the ground communications system in the Area Control operations room at NATS Swanwick when the switchover was made from Nats’ night-time operating system, which combines sectors of airspace for when it is less busy, to the daytime system. Nats stressed at the time that safety was never at risk and highlighted that it was more than a problem with the

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