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NATS air traffic glitch cancels 2,000+ UK flights, boss given a week to explain

Miliband calls outage 'unacceptable', Wizz Air urges Rolfe to quit

5 Sep 9 10:00 AM · 14d ago · 4 articles · 1 source · development 5 of 7

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband criticised the outage while Downing Street said Nats boss Martin Rolfe retained the government's confidence; Wizz Air's UK managing director renewed calls for him to resign after a third failure in three years.

Miliband calls outage 'unacceptable', Wizz Air urges Rolfe to quit
bbc.co.uk

“I think in any position where you've had three failures you need to consider three strikes and your out”

Yvonne Moynihan, Wizz Air UK

Martin Rolfe Nats chief executiveHeidi AlexanderHeidi Alexander UK Transport SecretaryYvonne Moynihan Managing director, Wizz Air UKEd MilibandEd Miliband UK Foreign SecretaryTim Alderslade CEO, Airlines UK

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Peak 35 pieces in 5h at Sep 8, 12 PM; 140 pieces over 20 days (97 articles · 3 videos · 30 posts · 10 comments) Sep 4, 8 AM — 10 pieces · 10 articles — Google News 8, Newswires 2Sep 4, 1 PM — quietSep 4, 6 PM — quietSep 4, 11 PM — quietSep 5, 4 AM — quietSep 5, 9 AM — quietSep 5, 2 PM — quietSep 5, 7 PM — quietSep 6, 12 AM — quietSep 6, 5 AM — quietSep 6, 10 AM — quietSep 6, 3 PM — quietSep 6, 8 PM — quietSep 7, 1 AM — quietSep 7, 6 AM — quietSep 7, 11 AM — quietSep 7, 4 PM — quietSep 7, 9 PM — quietSep 8, 2 AM — quietSep 8, 7 AM — 32 pieces · 22 articles · 1 video · 9 posts — Newswires 18, Mastodon 5, Google News 3, +5 moreSep 8, 12 PM — 35 pieces · 17 articles · 1 video · 7 posts · 10 comments — Newswires 17, Hacker News 11, Mastodon 6, +1 moreSep 8, 5 PM — 9 pieces · 4 articles · 5 posts — Newswires 4, Mastodon 3, Bluesky 1, +1 moreSep 8, 10 PM — 25 pieces · 19 articles · 6 posts — Newswires 14, Mastodon 5, Google News 5, +1 moreSep 9, 3 AM — 9 pieces · 7 articles · 2 posts — Newswires 5, Mastodon 2, Google News 2Sep 9, 8 AM — 10 pieces · 8 articles · 1 video · 1 post — Google News 5, Newswires 2, Mastodon 1, +2 moreSep 9, 1 PM — 6 pieces · 6 articles — Newswires 5, Google News 1Sep 9, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Mastodon 1Sep 9, 11 PM — 2 pieces · 2 articles — Newswires 2Sep 10, 4 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 10, 9 AM — quietSep 10, 2 PM — quietSep 10, 7 PM — quietSep 11, 12 AM — quietSep 11, 5 AM — quietSep 11, 10 AM — quietSep 11, 3 PM — quietSep 11, 8 PM — quietSep 12, 1 AM — quietSep 12, 6 AM — quietSep 12, 11 AM — quietSep 12, 4 PM — quietSep 12, 9 PM — quietSep 13, 2 AM — quietSep 13, 7 AM — quietSep 13, 12 PM — quietSep 13, 5 PM — quietSep 13, 10 PM — quietSep 14, 3 AM — quietSep 14, 8 AM — quietSep 14, 1 PM — quietSep 14, 6 PM — quietSep 14, 11 PM — quietSep 15, 4 AM — quietSep 15, 9 AM — quietSep 15, 2 PM — quietSep 15, 7 PM — quietSep 16, 12 AM — quietSep 16, 5 AM — quietSep 16, 10 AM — quietSep 16, 3 PM — quietSep 16, 8 PM — quietSep 17, 1 AM — quietSep 17, 6 AM — quietSep 17, 11 AM — quietSep 17, 4 PM — quietSep 17, 9 PM — quietSep 18, 2 AM — quietSep 18, 7 AM — quietSep 18, 12 PM — quietSep 18, 5 PM — quietSep 18, 10 PM — quietSep 19, 3 AM — quietSep 19, 8 AM — quietSep 19, 1 PM — quietSep 19, 6 PM — quietSep 19, 11 PM — quietSep 20, 4 AM — quietSep 20, 9 AM — quietSep 20, 2 PM — quietSep 20, 7 PM — quietSep 21, 12 AM — quietSep 21, 5 AM — quietSep 21, 10 AM — quietSep 21, 3 PM — quietSep 21, 8 PM — quietSep 22, 1 AM — quietSep 22, 6 AM — quietSep 22, 11 AM — quietSep 22, 4 PM — quietSep 22, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 7 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quiet 1–34–7
1–3Alexander orders independent review…4–7Miliband calls outage 'unacceptable'…
Sep 5Sep 7Sep 9Sep 11Sep 13Sep 15Sep 17Sep 19Sep 21now · 2:57 AM ET

Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 3 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 2 outlets Cyberattack ruled out in UK air traffic glitch as more flights axed

    first by Tech Xplore, 14d ago · also BBC

    1 more headline
  2. 3 outlets Air traffic control issue disrupts departing flights at major UK airports

    first by CNBC, 14d ago · also Investing.com News, Straits Times

  3. 2 outlets Technical glitch leads to more than 1,000 flight cancellations across UK

    first by euronews.com, 14d ago · also Euronews

All 7 developments of NATS air traffic glitch cancels 2,000+ UK flights, boss… →

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