{"id":127819,"date":"2026-09-08T20:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/127819\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T20:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:01:16","slug":"chaos-at-airports-in-the-u-k-swiss-is-also-forced-to-cancel-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/127819\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaos at airports in the U.K. \u2014 Swiss is also forced to cancel flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Air Traffic Control Malfunction<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"London Heathrow, Europe's largest hub, has also been affected by the disruption.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"object-cover\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0c9f3bdb-8bfe-4b7c-92f9-b0d4d910ee78.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-dark-gray text-small mt-2\">London Heathrow, Europe&#8217;s largest hub, has also been affected by the disruption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-gray text-smaller mt-1 [.ticker-entry_&amp;]:border-b [.ticker-entry_&amp;]:border-aluminum [.ticker-entry_&amp;]:pb-1\">Social Democratic Party<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-stacked-spacing a-paragraph a-paragraph--lead text-h4 leading-26 md:leading-28 text-navy p-4 pb-8 md:px-0 md:pt-8\" data-t-name=\"Paragraph\">A technical glitch in air traffic control has caused chaos at several British airports. Swiss passengers are also affected. So far, the airline has had to cancel ten flights.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Redaktion blue News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h-full w-full rounded-full object-cover\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788897676_17_5dc92468-d5bb-430e-b9f0-26b98fa1e57c.png\"\/><img alt=\"Keystone-SDA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h-full w-full rounded-full object-cover\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/bluewin-prod-sc-images.imgix.net\/2026\/04\/07\/8f8bf2bc-2db8-4d30-a567-72697f869653.heif?w=96&amp;auto=format&amp;s=07db0ac73ee5d1f68cd7a05910f2bdf5\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-names text-navy text-small\">Redaktion blue News, Keystone-SDA<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mr-1 h-3 w-3\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.bluewin.ch\/_next\/static\/media\/021-clock.24ldz2iukf4_m.svg?w=32\"\/>Today at 18:48Here&#8217;s what it&#8217;s all aboutA disruption in air traffic control has caused chaos at airports across the United Kingdom.More than 1,000 Swiss passengers were also affected. The airline had to cancel ten flights to London and Manchester.Swiss expects further disruptions.Summary created with<a href=\"https:\/\/myai.swisscom.ch\/?utm_source=blue-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"inline-flex\"><img alt=\"myAi\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"71\" height=\"24\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"inline-block\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.bluewin.ch\/_next\/static\/media\/myAI_logo.1b_3-ttiu9aco.svg?w=256\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph text-standard wrap-break-word text-dark-gray font-thesans w-full\">As of Tuesday evening, Swiss has canceled ten individual flights to and from London and Manchester. The reason for this is a disruption in air traffic control in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph text-standard wrap-break-word text-dark-gray font-thesans w-full\">So far, 1,007 passengers have been affected by flight cancellations to and from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London City, and Manchester, Swiss announced to the Keystone-SDA news agency. The airline expects further delays and cancellations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph text-standard wrap-break-word text-dark-gray font-thesans w-full\">It was stated that it is not yet possible to reliably estimate how long the restrictions will last or what impact they will have on flight operations. Larger aircraft are scheduled to be used on certain routes on Wednesday to provide additional capacity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph text-standard wrap-break-word text-dark-gray font-thesans w-full\">Swiss is doing everything it can to minimize the impact on its passengers, as the airline stated. Passengers will be automatically rebooked onto the next available flight and are advised to check the status of their flight regularly. In addition, the customer service hotline is available.<\/p>\n<p>Disruption in the United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph text-standard wrap-break-word text-dark-gray font-thesans w-full\">A technical glitch in air traffic control caused chaos at several airports in the United Kingdom. According to reports, many flights were unable to take off as scheduled. Among the airports affected were London\u2019s Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted, as well as Manchester and Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph text-standard wrap-break-word text-dark-gray font-thesans w-full\">Nats, the company responsible for air traffic control in many areas, stated that the issue was related to the flight operations system. They said they were working to resolve it, but that it could take some time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Air Traffic Control Malfunction London Heathrow, Europe&#8217;s largest hub, has also been affected by the disruption. 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