Nats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos enters second day
The head of the UK's air traffic control provider, Nats, has been summoned by the transport secretary following two days of widespread flight cancellations. Industry leaders are calling for accountability and potential resignation due to repeated technical failures.
Why it matters
Systemic failures in air traffic control infrastructure cause significant economic disruption and travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers.
Passengers at Heathrow airport on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Passengers at Heathrow airport on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Air transport Nats boss summoned by UK transport secretary as flight chaos enters second day Martin Rolfe, who faces pressure to resign, due to brief Heidi Alexander after cancellations hit 1,300
Prefer the Guardian on Google The boss of the air traffic control provider Nats has been summoned to meet the UK transport secretary as the number of flight cancellations hit 1,300 in a second day of disruption for hundreds of thousands of passengers.
Martin Rolfe, who is facing increasing pressure to resign over a third major stoppage to flights in just over three years, is due to brief Heidi Alexander on Wednesday.
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