Flights departing from UK airports are disrupted because air traffic control services report a “technical issue.” Multiple outlets report that departure operations are affected, with disruption described in terms of air traffic management rather than weather or airline-specific problems.
Heathrow Airport, in west London, confirms it is among the airports impacted. Other coverage refers generally to disruption across UK departures, without detailing which specific airports besides Heathrow are affected. The differing emphasis across outlets is largely about the scope (overall UK departure disruption versus specific confirmation from Heathrow) rather than the underlying cause, which is consistently described as an air traffic control technical fault.
