SEVERAL flights in and out of Jersey have been cancelled or delayed following a nationwide fault with the air traffic control system.
Although National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has said the technical issue has now been ‘identified and remedied’, further disruption is expected across the British Isles during at least the next 24 hours.
Arrivals from Heathrow, Glasgow, Dublin and Luton are among the Jersey services which have been cancelled.
In a statement, NATS said: ‘We are now working closely with airlines and airports to manage the flights affected as efficiently as possible.
‘Our engineers will be carefully monitoring the system’s performance as we return to normal operations.
‘The flight planning issue affected the system’s ability to automatically process flight plans, meaning that flight plans had to be processed manually which cannot be done at the same volume, hence the requirement for traffic flow restrictions.
‘Our priority is always to ensure that every flight in the UK remains safe and we are sincerely sorry for the disruption this is causing. Please contact your airline for information on how this may affect your flight.’
In a statement, Ports of Jersey said: ‘We are working closely with UK air traffic control to manage flights in and out of Jersey that have been affected due the technical issue they experienced earlier today.
‘As flight times may be subject to change, Jersey Airport is advising all passengers to check with their airline for the latest information, including when to check in for their flight.’
