On September 21, local time, the British National Air Traffic Management Company said that its air traffic control center in Prestwick, Scotland had a technical failure, causing delays in flights in northern England, Scotland, and some related airspace. NATS said that in order to ensure aviation safety, air traffic flow control has now been implemented to control traffic demand in the relevant airspace. Engineers have investigated the fault and carried out emergency repairs on site. A serious failure occurred in the UK flight management system on the afternoon of September 8, causing a large number of flights to be cancelled or delayed at various airports across the UK. On the same day, flights at several major airports, including London Heathrow Airport, Edinburgh Airport, and Manchester Airport, were affected. The British National Air Traffic Management Company blamed the incident on a technical failure.

On September 21, local time, the British National Air Traffic Management Company said that its air traffic control center in Prestwick, Scotland had a technical failure, causing delays in flights in northern England, Scotland, and some related airspace. NATS said that in order to ensure aviation safety, air traffic flow control has now been implemented to control traffic demand in the relevant airspace. Engineers have investigated the fault and carried out emergency repairs on site. A serious failure occurred in the UK flight management system on the afternoon of September 8, causing a large number of flights to be cancelled or delayed at various airports across the UK. On the same day, flights at several major airports, including London Heathrow Airport, Edinburgh Airport, and Manchester Airport, were affected. The British National Air Traffic Management Company blamed the incident on a technical failure.