Warnings of significant delays and cancellations of flights to and from UK

AIR passengers travelling to and from the UK are to expect significant delays and cancellations as air traffic controllers across the UK are experiencing a technical fault.

At the time of writing (Monday, August 28), two arrivals (London Luton and Bristol) and three departures (London LHR, London Luton and Bristol) from Ireland West Airport Knock have been cancelled. 

A statement issued from the National Air Traffic Controllers (NATS) said: "We are continuing to work hard to resolve the technical issue. We have had to apply air traffic flow restrictions and engineers are working to find and the fix the fault. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause."

At this time, there is no certainty as to when flights will be back on schedule. Passengers who are due to travel today should contact their airlines in the first instance to check if their flight has been delayed or cancelled.