UK air traffic outage reportedly disrupted 2,000 flights
A UK air traffic control outage reportedly caused a 2,000-flight disruption. The Ministry of Defence denies that a military jet error caused the outage.
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Why it matters
Disruption on this scale has major national aviation and travel consequences, while the cause remains disputed.
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- MoD denies 'military jet' error caused air traffic control outage ↗halesowennews.co.uk · Article published: Sep 12, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC
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- MoD denies 'military jet' error caused air traffic control outage | East London and West Essex Guardian Series ↗guardian-series.co.uk · Recorded source date: Sep 12, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC
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- MoD denies 'military jet' error caused air traffic control outage ↗hexham-courant.co.uk · Recorded source date: Sep 12, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC
- MoD denies 'military jet' error caused air traffic control outage ↗asianimage.co.uk · Recorded source date: Sep 12, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC
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