Military aircraft entering 'spurious' flight data blamed for air traffic control meltdown which grounded thousands of planes, as aviation minister ridiculed for boasting system was 'well prepared' with 'increased resilience' just a day before
- Posted on September 11, 2026
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Military aircraft entering 'spurious' flight data blamed for air traffic control meltdown which grounded thousands of planes, as aviation minister ridiculed for boasting system was 'well prepared' with 'increased resilience' just a day before
Some 2,000 flights were grounded to and from the UK after a four-hour technical failure at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) on Tuesday.