Flight disruption not caused by cyber attack, says air traffic control boss

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“Flight disruption not caused by cyber attack, says air traffic control boss”

Tens of thousands of passengers were caught up at several airports.

Key facts

• Nats, the National Air Traffic Service, provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports
• 1,300 flights were cancelled to and from UK airports on Tuesday
• Flight monitoring website Flightradar24 reported the flight cancellations
• The disruption was not caused by a cyber attack
• The UK's main air traffic control provider, Nats, experienced a system issue causing widespread flight disruption.
• 1,300 flights were cancelled to and from UK airports on Tuesday
• The disruption was not caused by a cyber attack
• Nats, the National Air Traffic Service, provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports

Center-leaning outlets

• PA Media