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Nikki Ferguson and her family faced flight cancellations for their trip to Paris with EasyJet, delaying their planned Disneyland visit and causing significant stress. Similarly, a couple planning a wedding in Las Vegas had their British Airways flight from Glasgow to Heathrow cancelled, putting their wedding plans at risk as they may miss their connection to Las Vegas. Additionally, Sheila and Raymond McLaren experienced cancellations on their flights from Glasgow to Vancouver, threatening to delay their cruise departure. All three cases highlight the disruption caused by air traffic control issues affecting travel plans in Scotland.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Monday, Nats, Britain's air traffic control provider, faced renewed criticism after a "connectivity issue" at its Prestwick center in Scotland caused delays and disruptions to flights across Scotland and northern England. This incident is the second major disruption within two weeks, following a software fault on September 8 that canceled over 2,000 flights and affected hundreds of thousands of passengers.
Ryanair estimated that more than 25,000 of its passengers were impacted by Monday's delays, with around 140 flights delayed. The company's chief operations officer, Neal McMahon, called for the resignation of Nats CEO Martin Rolfe, accusing him of presiding over repeated system failures and passenger disruption.
EasyJet also criticized the resilience of Nats' systems, stating that the latest incident "calls into question" their reliability. Meanwhile, Airlines UK CEO Tim Alderslade emphasized the need for ATC infrastructure to be resilient enough to keep people moving, calling the recent failure a significant issue affecting both passengers and airlines.
Despite growing calls for Rolfe's resignation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did not publicly back Rolfe but stated that it was initially up to the Transport Secretary to investigate the cause of these recurring issues.
Written for “Air Traffic Control Issues” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 11 other(s) covering the same event.
Nikki Ferguson and her family were meant to be flying from Glasgow to Paris Charles de Gaulle with EasyJet on Monday morning but their flight was cancelled, and they have been moved onto a flight from Edinburgh to Paris on Monday evening.
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Mrs Fergsuon, her husband and their two daughters aged seven and 15, from Aberdeen, travelled down on Sunday and stayed near the airport to be in time for the flight only to find out it had been cancelled.
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She said: “It has been a bit of a whirlwind.
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My youngest daughter was crying thinking we were not going to get to go.
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We’re still feeling stressed, not sure if we’re actually going to get there today or not.
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“We booked the holiday a year ago, it was the girls’ big Christmas present.
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We’re going for a week with three days in Disneyland and the rest of the time doing touristy things around Paris.
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“We have been really looking forward to the holiday.
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It’s not been the best start to the trip, but if we still get there then it’s fine.”
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The group, from the Glasgow area, were due to fly from Glasgow to Heathrow with British Airways on Monday but that flight was cancelled, meaning they will miss their connection to Las Vegas on Monday and have been booked onto a flight late afternoon on Tuesday.
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She said: “I’m completely stressed out.
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This has been planned for about a year-and-a-half, going away to get married, and the flight has now been cancelled, so we’re going to miss a full day as we won’t be there till tomorrow night.
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I have still to go to the county court in Vegas to go and get the marriage licence, and I’ve got to be there three days in advance.
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“The wedding is on Saturday but if there’s any hiccups I might not be getting married on Saturday now.
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“I was going to do it on Tuesday because they said if there’s any hiccups or delays it gives you an extra 24 hours for them to process at their end.
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“The wedding chapel and everything is already booked and paid for as well, and it’s on the Saturday, so we can’t rearrange it.”
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Mr Lithgow said he is trying not to get too stressed at the moment and is hoping the flight later on Monday takes off.
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He said: “We’re stuck here for the next six hours.
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What happens if that flight doesn’t take off?
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That’s when I might actually start being irate and panicking.”
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Sheila and Raymond McLaren, from Netherburn, South Lanarkshire, were meant to be flying from Glasgow to London Heathrow early afternoon on Monday but their flight was cancelled and the one they have now been booked onto will arrive too late for them to catch their connection to Vancouver.
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They have now been booked onto a flight to Vancouver on Tuesday and hope they arrive in time to join the cruise they are due to set off on from the Canadian city on Wednesday.
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She said: “We’re picking up a cruise in Vancouver so it’s just as well we’re going early otherwise we might miss the cruise as well.
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“It’s frustrating, but what can you do?”
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