Ryanair demands Nats CEO resign after UK flight chaos hits 65,000 passengers

dn.se (Swedish) — September 8, 2026 at 07:01 PM UTC

A technical fault caused major flight disruptions across several of Britain's largest airports on Tuesday afternoon, affecting 65,000 Ryanair passengers and prompting the airline to demand leadership changes at UK air traffic control provider Nats. Ryanair's operations chief Neal McMahon called for Nats CEO Martin Rolfe to take responsibility and resign, citing repeated failures. The airline cancelled 50 departures, while Heathrow and Gatwick saw 367 and 250 flight delays respectively. Nats confirmed the fault has now been fixed. The incident adds to ongoing criticism of the air traffic control provider's performance during periods of high travel demand.

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