英国交通秘书在全国性航班中断后举行NATS首席会议

总理向NATS提交账户

Britain's transport secretary summoned the chief executive of National Air Traffic Services for a briefing on September 9 as the consequences of a major air-traffic-control failure continued into a second day. Martin Rolfe faced Heidi Alexander after cancellations passed 2,000 and airlines intensified demands for accountability. Flights had resumed, but displaced aircraft and crews left schedules vulnerable to further disruption.

会议代表了一个新的政府对失败的回应,而不是另一个宣布原来的技术问题已经解决。 罗尔菲表示,网络攻击已被排除,并将事件归咎于飞行处理系统。 NATS表示,错误与2023年和2025年重大故障背后的问题不同,同时承诺对最新故障进行详细调查。

网络重复问题

The initial failure began around midday on September 8 and affected departures from Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted and other airports. Congestion then restricted arrivals, causing diversions and leaving passengers stranded inside and outside Britain. Independent aviation data cited by the Guardian put the cancellation total above 2,000, including roughly 1,750 flights on the first day. Euronews separately documented continuing cancellations and recovery work on September 9.

航空公司表示,这次重演提出了有关系统收费和管理的深入问题。 Ryanair 和 Wizz Air 呼吁 Rolfe 辞职或被撤销,而 NATS 则支持其运营的整体安全和耐用性。 争议现在重点是这是一个前所未有的孤立错误还是证据表明以前的技术和组织改革没有提供足够的网络干扰保护。

提前推荐回归重点

The government and aviation regulator already had an extensive reform record to measure against. A Civil Aviation Authority-backed review of the 2023 NATS failure produced 34 recommendations covering NATS, the regulator, airlines, airports and government. The official review estimated that the earlier incident affected more than 700,000 passengers and cost passengers and the aviation industry between £75 million and £100 million.

即时测试是航空公司如何快速恢复正常时间表,但长期问题是调查是否确定了现有保证应该包含的技术故障模式。 亚历山大也将面临有关监管干预和领导的决定,如果NATS无法证明以前的教训已经实施。 乘客应继续与航空公司直接检查飞行状态,而飞机和机组人员旋转正在重建。