Ryanair will dispute passenger’s claim he was sucked out of window CEO Michael O’Leary tells reporters the businessman was sucked ‘towards’ but not ‘out of’ the opening The Guardian - UK · Sep 10
Ryanair boss says airline will dispute account of passenger who said they were partially sucked out of window – as it happened Ljubisa Karović suffered neck and shoulder injuries after the window broke during the flight The Guardian - UK · Sep 10
Flight disruption easing as air traffic boss faces calls to resign Hundreds of thousands of passengers were caught up in the disruption after flights were cancelled following a Nats technical issue on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Sep 9
Passengers affected by air traffic control issue ‘unlikely to get compensation’ Travellers were caught up in the disruption after hundreds of flights were cancelled following a Nats technical issue on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Sep 9
Flight chaos that left thousands stranded and could cost aviation industry £70m ‘was avoidable’ Downing Street said the government still had confidence in the boss of National Air Traffic Services, Martin Rolfe The Independent UK · Sep 9
Transport Secretary does not believe air traffic control issue was ‘unavoidable’ Heidi Alexander told MPs that safety must remain air traffic controllers’ ‘over-riding priority’. Evening Standard · Sep 9
Government backs air traffic control chief after thousands face travel chaos Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe has come under fire. The Independent UK · Sep 9
Why are flights cancelled at Heathrow and Gatwick? Inquest begins into aviation chaos An urgent investigation is being carried out by the National Air Traffic Services to identify what went so disastrously wrong at Britain’s airports Evening Standard · Sep 9
Air traffic control chaos ‘to cost Ryanair £6m’ amid second day of disruption IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 9
Air traffic boss Martin Rolfe on £1.5m given week to come up with answers on Heathrow and Gatwick flight chaos as he faces calls to quit More than 2,000 flights have been cancelled after a computer problem at the National Air Traffic Services caused major disruption at UK airports Evening Standard · Sep 9
Scots passengers may face ‘knock-on disruption’ after air traffic control issue Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Tuesday amid a technical problem at the National Air Traffic Service. The Independent UK · Sep 9
Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidable The Guardian - UK · Sep 9
Flight disruption continues at Scottish airports after air traffic control chaos Disruption at Scottish airports is set to continue into Wednesday following a technical issue with the Nats air traffic control system The National (Scotland) · Sep 9
Air traffic control boss has one week to deliver investigation into glitch, No 10 says, as UK flight cancellations top 2,000 – as it happened Transport secretary does not think Nats incident was ‘unavoidable’; technical issue at Nats resolved but flights to and from UK airports still disrupted The Guardian - UK · Sep 9
The Economic Times · Sep 9 UK flight chaos deepens as more than 150 flights cancelled after air traffic control glitch UK travellers faced significant disruption as over 150 flights were cancelled on Wednesday. A technical glitch in air traffic control systems caused widespread chaos across Britain's airports. Heathrow Airport experienced the majority of the latest flight cancellations and delays. The National Air Traffic Services acknowledged the complex recovery process and…
France 24 · Sep 9 Travellers in UK face ongoing disruption after air traffic control glitch Flights from British airports began to resume Wednesday after a glitch in the country's air traffic control service left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded and 2,000 cancellations, costing airlines millions of pounds. Authorities warned that travellers would continue to experience delays as airlines scrambled to recover from the outage.
Evening Standard · Sep 8 Air traffic control boss to face Transport Secretary as flight chaos to continue There is expected to be more disruption as airlines deal with the knock-on effects of Tuesday’s cancellations and delays.
Evening Standard · Sep 8 Air traffic boss takes ‘full responsibility’ after thousands face flight chaos Martin Rolfe, chief executive officer of Nats, said ‘I always accept full responsibility’ after a technical issued caused chaos at UK airports.
The Independent UK · Sep 8 Tens of thousands of passengers face travel chaos after flights halted at UK airports Transport secretary wants ‘lessons to be learnt’ as Ryanair calls for Nats chief to quit and Wizz air calls for urgent reform of National Air Traffic Services
International Business Times UK · Jul 31, 2025 Who Is Martin Rolfe? Brits Demand Resignation of Air Traffic Boss After Airport Chaos Strands Millions A radar glitch triggered UK-wide flight cancellations, sparking outrage and calls for air traffic control chief Martin Rolfe's resignation amid peak travel season chaos.
Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025 Airport chaos could continue for days - everything we know People expecting to travel out of London have been warned to expect delays - here’s all we know...
Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025 Air traffic control glitch was caused by radar problem Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe was summoned to meet Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander on Thursday morning.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025 Air traffic control failure an isolated incident, says UK minister after meeting Nats blames ‘radar-related issue’ for disruption during which hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025 Air control boss hauled in for grilling from transport secretary amid calls for him to resign after airports chaos Ryanair has called for the highly paid National Air Traffic Services boss Martin Rolfe to quit