Written questions

Air Traffic Control: Standards

Commons · Question 28698 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Nia Griffith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the light of the recent NATS technical failure, what availability and resilience standard NATS is required to meet.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 18 Sep 2026

The Government apologises to passengers across the United Kingdom who faced significant disruption as a result of the issues that impacted NATS' operation on 8 September, resulting in delays and cancellations for a large number of passengers, as well as t...