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Air traffic control outage causes major disruption at UK airports

22 verified updates • corroborated by 13 independent sources • tracked since September 8, 2026

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  Sep 08, 10:00 AM 1 source: The Guardian

  Air traffic control issue causes flight delays and disruption across UK
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  Sep 08, 10:30 AM 3 sources: Reuters, SFGATE, The Guardian

  Air traffic control issue disrupts departing flights at major UK airports
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  Sep 08, 06:31 PM 4 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, Reuters

  Major UK airports hit by air traffic control problems
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  Sep 08, 10:01 PM 4 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, CNN, Reuters

  Massive disruption hits UK airports after air traffic control issue
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  Sep 08, 10:31 PM 3 sources: AP News, CNN, Reuters
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  Sep 09, 02:01 AM 4 sources: AP News, BBC News, CNN, Reuters
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  Sep 09, 02:31 AM 5 sources: AP News, BBC News, CNN, Reuters, The Guardian
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  Sep 09, 04:01 AM 6 sources: AP News, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, Reuters, The Guardian
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  Sep 09, 05:01 AM 5 sources: AP News, BBC News, CNN, Reuters, The Guardian
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  Sep 09, 05:31 AM 6 sources: AP News, BBC News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, Reuters, The Guardian
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  Sep 09, 06:01 AM 4 sources: AP News, CNN, Reuters, The Guardian
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  Sep 09, 07:01 AM 6 sources: AP News, CNN, Reuters, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Seattle Times
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  Sep 09, 08:31 AM 4 sources: AP News, CNN, Reuters, The Guardian
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  Sep 09, 09:01 AM 6 sources: AP News, CNN, Reuters, The Guardian, The New York Times, seattletimes.com
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  Sep 09, 10:01 AM 3 sources: AP News, CNN, Reuters
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  Sep 09, 03:01 PM 5 sources: AP News, CNN, Reuters, The New York Times, The Seattle Times
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  Sep 09, 03:31 PM 4 sources: AP News, BBC News, CNN, Reuters
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  Sep 09, 04:01 PM 4 sources: AP News, CNN, Reuters, The Boston Globe
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  Sep 09, 04:31 PM 7 sources: AP News, CNN, Houston Chronicle, NY Post (New York), Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times
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  Sep 09, 05:01 PM 4 sources: AP News, CNN, Reuters, The Boston Globe
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  Sep 09, 05:31 PM 6 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, CNN, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times
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  Sep 10, 02:31 AM 1 source: CNN

  Air traffic control outage causes major disruption at UK airports