Full list of cancelled London flights as new air traffic control 'issue' causes disruption

Dozens of UK flights have been cancelled because of a “technical issue” at an air traffic control centre.

National Air Traffic Services (NATS) announced on Monday morning that a “technical issue” at its centre in Prestwick, Scotland, was causing disruption.

A number of flights between London and cities in Scotland and northern England have been cancelled.

A spokesman said: “Our engineers are continuing to investigate the issue at our Prestwick centre in Scotland.

“Airports south of Manchester are broadly unaffected, however flights heading north and flights departing Scottish airports are currently subject to some delay.

“Passengers should check with their airlines. This is unrelated to the issue two weeks ago. We apologise for the disruption.”

In an update shortly before 11am, NATS said the issue had been fixed.

It said: “We are working with airports and airlines to safely lift air traffic regulations as quickly as we can to minimise any further disruption.

“Passengers should still check the status of their flight with their airline.

“We apologise for the disruption.”

Heathrow was the worst-affected airport, with disruption taking days to resolve because of the number of planes and crew left out of place.

The latest failure has caused a number of flights between London and Scotland and the north of England to be cancelled or delayed.

Ryanair has said more than 25,000 of its passengers are expected to be disrupted.

EasyJet has said the latest flight disruption “calls into question the resilience of NATS’ systems” after two air traffic control problems within one month.

The airline said in a statement: “A NATS air traffic control system failure in its Prestwick centre is causing delays to flights with some unable to operate.

“This, once again, calls into question the resilience of NATS’ systems and demonstrates the need for firm actions to prevent these repeated failures.

“We will do all we can minimise the impact of this for our customers and advise anyone due to fly today to check our flight tracker for the latest information.”

Luton Airport said domestic flights had been disrupted by the air traffic control issue.

A statement said: “The air traffic control system operated by NATS at its Prestwick centre is experiencing a technical issue which is impacting flights across the UK including a number of domestic flights to/from London Luton Airport.

“Passengers are advised to check with their airline before travelling to the airport. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.”

Heathrow

2.15pm - London Heathrow to Newcastle - British Airways - Cancelled

3.20pm - London Heathrow to Glasgow - British Airways - Cancelled

4.05pm - London Heathrow to Aberdeen - British Airways - Cancelled

2.55pm - Glasgow to London Heathrow - British Airways - Cancelled

5.35pm - Newcastle to London Heathrow - British Airways - Cancelled

8.00pm - Aberdeen to London Heathrow - British Airways - Cancelled

Stansted

11.20am - Edinburgh to London Stansted - easyJet - Cancelled

11.50am - London Stansted to Edinburgh - easyJet - Cancelled

London City

12.10pm - Edinburgh to London City - British Airways - Cancelled