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UK Air Travel Disrupted After Millisecond Software Defect Hits Air Traffic Control

A software glitch in the UK's air traffic control system caused over 2,000 flight cancellations and widespread delays, sparking a government investigation into how the fault occurred and was handled.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 18 Sept 2026, 4:40 pm UTC

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Software defect causes air traffic system failure

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Over 2,000 flights cancelled as disruption spreads

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Airlines report major financial losses from cancellations

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NATS releases preliminary report on software glitch

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Officials confirm no staff error in incident

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12 articles

  1. 2,000 UK flight cancellations caused by ‘previously unknown defect’ that happened in the ‘space of a millisecond’ — travel chaos took days to fix and left hundreds of thousands stranded
    TechRadar
  2. Over 2,000 UK flight cancellations traced to millisecond software defect
    South China Morning Post
  3. UK air traffic control outage caused by software defect, says operator
    Arab News
  4. Flight disruption ‘not caused by any incorrect actions’ – report
    PA Media: UK News
  5. 'Software issue' caused UK flight chaos this month: Operator
    World News CNA