Current and historical incident reporting across UK airports and airlines, with passenger-rights context and clear next steps.
French-based easyJet pilots have postponed planned strike action from 13–14 September to 24–25 September while talks with management continue. The revised action could affect easyJet services involving French bases, including…
London Gatwick
More than 220 Wilson James assisted-travel workers at London Gatwick are due to strike from 17–21 September and again from 23–26 September. Unite says the action is expected to lengthen…
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The 8 September NATS flight-planning system failure is resolved. The UK Civil Aviation Authority is awaiting a technical report and conducting an independent review into the disruption, while its current…
London Heathrow
Heathrow closed on 21 March 2025 after a fire at a nearby electrical substation affected power supplies to the airport, forcing widespread cancellations and diversions before operations resumed.
A failure in NATS’ flight planning system on 28 August 2023 caused extensive delays and cancellations across UK aviation. The CAA later estimated that more than 700,000 passengers were affected.
