Event Brief
UK rules out cyberattack after NATS system failure
By The BriefBrief · Sources (12)
Filed: Sep 09, 2026 at 6:10 AM ET
Summary: Airports across the UK continued to see delays and cancellations after a flight processing system failure. The UK transport secretary summoned the CEO of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) to explain the disruption, and the government said it was ruling out a cyberattack.
WHO: UK transport secretary; CEO of National Air Traffic Services (NATS)
WHAT: The transport secretary summoned NATS’s CEO to explain UK flight disruptions and said a cyberattack was ruled out.
WHEN: Sep 09, 2026 at 5:22 AM ET
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: The disruption followed a flight processing system failure, prompting the transport secretary to seek an explanation from NATS and to rule out a cyberattack.
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