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Which flights are cancelled at Heathrow and Gatwick today? Check our full list

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Palmer, J. (2026, September 9). Which flights are cancelled at Heathrow and Gatwick today? Check our full list. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/flights-cancelled-heathrow-gatwick-today-latest-b1296299.html

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The article reports on flight cancellations at Heathrow and Gatwick airports due to a technical issue with the air traffic control provider NATS' "flight processing system". The cancellations affect multiple flights from various airlines, including British Airways, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Virgin Atlantic. A total of 83 flights are listed as cancelled between 9:50am and 4:05pm. NATS boss Martin Rolfe has apologised for the disruption and promised a full investigation into the issue.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-09, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Thousands of flights were cancelled and delayed at Heathrow, Gatwick, and other UK airports on Tuesday and Wednesday due to a technical issue with the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) system.

900 flights were delayed or cancelled at Heathrow and Gatwick on Saturday, causing chaos for travelers.
A similar issue occurred on Tuesday, when 1,300 flights were axed in total across UK airports, affecting tens of thousands of passengers.
NATS blamed a "flight processing system" failure, which was resolved on Wednesday, but the backlog of flights continued to cause delays and cancellations.
British Airways cancelled over 190 flights at Heathrow alone, while Gatwick saw 33 cancellations.
The issue has sparked calls for NATS CEO Martin Rolfe to resign, with Ryanair's chief operating officer Neal McMahon saying that "nothing has changed" since a similar incident in 2023.

The technical failure is believed to be related to climate change, which is expected to increase turbulence and disruptions in the air travel industry. The UK's air traffic control system is under scrutiny, with many passengers left stranded for hours or even days without compensation.

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“Both articles report on a computer problem at NATS, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations and delays, including those at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, on September 9th, 2026.”

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