UK flight disruption eases as air traffic boss faces resignation calls

UK flight disruption caused by an air traffic control technical fault is easing Thursday, with schedules expected to return to normal, though the head of National Air Traffic Services faces resignation calls. Over 2,000 flights were cancelled since Tuesday, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers. Ryanair's Michael O'Leary called CEO Martin Rolfe's position "untenable," while Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the outage was not "unavoidable" and ordered an independent review. The Civil Aviation Authority said passengers are unlikely to receive compensation, citing "extraordinary circumstances." British Airways, the worst-hit airline, urged urgent improvements to aviation resilience, while the prime minister's office maintained confidence in Rolfe.