Figures from aviation analytics firm Cirium showed 84 departures and 71 arrivals to and from UK airports were cancelled yesterday with other flights diverted. The most affected airport was Heathrow with 29 departures and 17 arrivals cancelled.
Most flights using UK airspace were subject to delays and cancellation after technical problems with air traffic control. Systems were disabled for only around 30 minutes but because it affected the London area airspace, over which most Europe-bound flights must pass, the majority of flights departing and arriving in the UK were impacted.
