For the second time in a fortnight, Britain's air traffic control infrastructure has faltered — this time at the Prestwick centre, grounding over 150 flights and stranding thousands of passengers across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England. The recurring failures have exposed not merely a technical vulnerability but a deeper question about institutional accountability: who bears responsibility when the invisible architecture of modern movement breaks down? As airlines demand leadership changes and a government inquiry takes shape, the episode reminds us that the systems we trust mo
Second Nats outage in weeks sparks calls for leadership overhaul
Thousands of passengers experienced flight cancellations and delays; some stranded at airports, others unable to reach business meetings or planned vacations, with unresolved refund issues from previous incidents.