The Day the Sky Stood Still: Anatomy of the U.K. ATC Meltdown
On August 28, 2023—a critical Bank Holiday Monday—the U.K. aviation network suffered a catastrophic technical collapse that grounded thousands of travelers and exposed the fragility of modern infrastructure. Operated by the National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the U.K.’s air traffic control network experienced a ‘technical failure’ that left airlines unable to process flight plans automatically….
